French language Q&A Forum

What is the difference between article definis and article indefinis. Why can't we use les or des for a plural, or any of these?

Ma famille habite en France = my family lives in France...

Why is it not Ma famille habitent or habitons en France? Isn't family refering to "they" or "us" rather than "he" or "she" for conjugation? For example: Mes parents vivent en France. That makes sense to me because parents are like "they" so it gets the ent ending. Why is it not the same for famille? Merci!

Merci!

please tell any site that has a list of suggested vocabulary for delf a1

Without being specific, would one say “j’ai une chienne” or “j’ai un chien” when the dog in question is female?

I can't see the difference between:

"i lived here" and "I have lived here" (options used on the test questions)