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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?

Asked 4 years ago

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April S.A2KwizIQ community member

Compound nouns formed with prepositions a, de, en

Is cuillère à thé a fixed phrase meaning a teaspoon for measuring? The lesson says à generally means what something is used for, however, this phrase would then mean "a spoon for tea," not a "teaspoon."

Asked 6 years ago

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je n'y aurais jamais pensé moi-même Here, i wrote "Je n'y aurais jamais pensée moi-même" because i thought back to "l'idée (f)" or "l'activité principale (f) previously mentioned. Is this a thought too far ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Robert E.A0KwizIQ community member

Combien de temps faut-il pour maîtriser français?

Asked 5 years ago

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Hillary H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The thing that threw me was/ Le truc qui m'a...

Bonjour !

Can I use "Ce qui m'a..." instead of "le truc qui m'a..."?

Asked 5 years ago

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Tumed Z.A0KwizIQ community member

Pourquoi avoir choisi une petite souris?

Nous aurions pu choisir un grand chat ou pas?

Asked 6 years ago

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Sydney B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

T'es-tu levé à cinq heures ? Did you get up at 5?

Can you also ask this "Tu t'es levé à cinq heures ?"

Asked 4 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 4 years ago

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Danielle A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why is it "le" + "day of the week"?

Why is the form "le + day of the week" used in this exercise? I thought that form was reserved for habitual activities done on a specific weekday, but since it's a vacation it seems like they're telling us what they are doing in the upcoming week only.

Asked 5 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 :)

Asked 5 years ago

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