In the poem "Tristesses de la lune" by Charles Baudelaire, there is a usage of "ainsi que" like:"Ce soir, la lune rêve avec plus de paresse ; Ainsi qu'une beauté..."

First I failed to include this usage to any of the ones above. However, I'm now inclined to think that it means "this way... that". An explanation would be great. Thanks.

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Oops I've forgotten!

C'est un village en France

C'est un petit village de France. Can someone please tell me why "de" is needed in the 2nd sentence (instead of en)?

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Gabrielle W.C1Kwiziq community member

à cause du fait que je sois coincé

Why is the subjunctive used here?

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Cathy L.A1Kwiziq community member

Example 3 and 4

HI,

Example 3 and 4 are incomplete in english translation. Please kindly take note.

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Todd L.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

que + verb = infinitive?

In a French blog that I was reading, I came across a lot of "qu'apprendre". For example, "beaucoup de Français pensent qu'apprendre un langue..." or "beaucoup de Français trouvent qu'apprendre l'anglais..." or even "études ont monté qu'apprendre une langue étrangère" - so I assumed that if "que + verb" then the verb would be in the infinitive. But I could not find this confirmed by lawlessfrench.com. Could someone clarify if que + verb require the infinitive?

- Merci!

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

étais vs as été

Can someone explain why Passé Composé is used in the sentence "Tu as toujours été jalouse" rather than Imparfait. Merci beaucoup!

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James M.C1Kwiziq community member

"Je me rappelle le..."

Following an answer in a recent quiz I took, an apparently acceptable way to say I remember Quebec is "Je me rappelle le Québec."

The rules of how and why this is acceptable are not explained in this lesson, and it doesn't conform to what I've learnt elsewhere. For example, the definite article is left out when expressing like/dislike of cities: "J'aime Paris et Londres."

When and why is it acceptable to use the definite article (rather than de) immediately following "se rappeler"?

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cléfs or clés ?

My answer of clés was corrected to cléfs. Is that correct?

Also in the phrase: Tu as apporté la monnaie que j'avais mise de côté exprès ?

I can't hear "avais" pronounced, is it just me mishearing?

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