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Craig B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les des

I understand "des escargots" but then why is it "les vins" ? He tasted [some] snails... we drank [all the] wine?

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

how come "repas en famille" isn't an option for "family meal"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Karen M.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le verbe Différer / vt ou vi

Bonjour. Je ne sais pas ce que signifie cette phrase : Le Nord d'Arabie ne différait pas beaucoup des possessions persanes.

Le verbe Différer est intransitif ou transitif dans cette phrase ? Parce que cela signifie différent, nous pouvons dire :

Northern Saudi Arabia soon accepted Iranian domination;

It was not much different from the parts dominated by the Iranians.

Et comment pouvons-nous comprendre qu'ici, "Des" est une article contracté ou un article indéfini ?!

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Raleigh T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to make an accent

I spelled out fatigue without an accent and it was marked wrong. How do you do that?

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Nous souffrons de son manque d'attention. Query regarding use of 'son'

Could someone please enlighten me as why 'son' is used in this sentence. If the sentence was, 'We suffer from THEIR lack of attention', then, son is replaced by leur. What is the grammatical basis for this structure?

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

De nombreux peuples et cultures anciennes

Does this mean numerous people and ancient cultures? I ask because I would have expected the phrase to be numerous ancient people and cultures but for that to be the case wouldn't anciennes have to be masculine to reflect the mixed gender of the group of nouns?

Asked 4 years ago

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Thiago M.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of the "ne" explétif

Bonsoir,

I'd like to know if the lack of the "ne explétif" is considered a grammar mistake or if it is optional in writing in the cases where it's supposed to be used when the verb is in the negative form.

Thanks in advance.

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Brenda M.A1Kwiziq community member

Il faut du sel. Il ne faut pas de sel.

Are both correct?

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Mme Durand habite à la campagne (Mrs Durand lives in the countryside)

Why is "à la" used and not "dans"?

She lives, physically, in the countryside.