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Is there a rule that explains when to use « de » versus « par » to mean « by » in English?  Thanks. Last of my questions. 

Is there a rule that explains why it is « j’ai passé une demi-heure à gratter » and not « en grattant » ? I find it very tricky to know when to use à properly.  « Une tasse à thé ».  « C’est à moi de le faire ».  I can memorize word situations that call for « à «  but not a working rule I can rely on.  Thanks.

why cant we use Les questions rather than des questions.

Bonjoure!

je m'appelle Rajesh, Je veux pratiqer ecrire la francaise, main je ne peux pas trouver n'importe ou.

quelque un aide moi sil vous plait.

Merci,

Rajesh Pardhe

hi 

Is this appropriate to say.

"Je viens au marche." 

which can say " I am coming to the market." 

Why is it une enfance très heureuse, and not une très heureuse enfance ? I thought heureux always came before the noun it modifies ?

How to say 5:30 in french

According to the lesson on this subject 'se faire' + infinitive is used with a reflexive verb and 'faire' + infinitive when it's not reflexive so I'm confused.

If the correct answer to: "I didn't want to listen for fear that you'd be lying." is "Je ne voulais pas écouter de peur que tu ne mentes.", then this seems to be somewhat in conflict with another question "I didn't do it for fear that you would be disappointed." whose correct response has been noted to be "Je ne l'ai pas fait de crainte que vous ne soyez déçus".

The confusion (at least to me, is the use of the verb "to be" in the two sentences. If the correct answer is not "Je ne voulais pas écouter de peur que tu ne sois mentir" then perhaps a better phrasing of the English sentence would be: "I didn't want to lister for fear that you'd lie" thereby bringing emphasis to the verb "to lie" and away from the verb "to be".  Of course, there is always a distinct chance I'm totally missing the point.