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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using inverting or est ce que

Hello,

I have a question. I understand how to use the inverted question when you have a vowel -t . But my question is is there an easy way to understand when to use either the Estimate ce- que or the inverted?

Thank you

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Participle agreement

In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?

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marva W.C1Kwiziq community member

Utilisation of de or du

Pourquoi de est utilise en cet phrase, Nous n'avons plus de pain au moins du depuis pain est masculin

Asked 4 years ago

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Svetlana K.A2Kwiziq community member

Is it right to use excité here?>Les filles étaient tout excitées de voir le feu d'artifice.

I might be wrong, but I hear everywhere that "excité" has a sexual connotation in French, unlike in English. If it's right, I think it would be better to change the adjective here.

Asked 5 years ago

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a. v.C1Kwiziq community member

cette paire de basketsI was wondering how one would write "that pair of trainers" in French and when one wants to emphasise THAT pair and not THIS pair. In the above exercise "that pair of trainers" was written as "cette paire de baskets". Can one also write "cette paire de baskets-là" to be more specific?

Asked 3 years ago

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S. H.C1Kwiziq community member

Passe Simple

If I do not read or write in french does it mean I do not have to learn the Passe Simple :)

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Rhys M.A2Kwiziq community member

Strange audio

The audio for "Cette ceinture est a eux" is weird.

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Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quand versus où

In the first sentence, could it be où rather than quand, referring back to the 5:45 specified? If not, is it because où is only a restrictive relative, or something else?

Asked 3 years ago

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Alfred S.C1Kwiziq community member

With or without indefinite article ??

Why should I say "Je suis UN oncle" instead of "Je suis oncle"? I shall say "Il est président / prof / boulanger", always omitting the indefinite article. Is it different for family relations? Thanks in advance for any help.

Asked 5 years ago

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Barbara D.C1Kwiziq community member

My Cv spoke for itself - shouldn't it be "speaks for itself" to match your French translation?

In this paragraph, the English sentence was "My CV SPOKE for itself" but the French was in the present tense. Mon CV parle de lui-même. Is this a mistake or am I missing something?

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