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Hi, in “les enfants sont bel et bien notre avenir” is “bel et bien” an invariable expression? And is that why we don’t have “les enfants sont beaux et bien” instead?
"Papaoutai" = "Papa où t'es"?
Please can you explain the difference between these which both mean "we go". When is it correct to use "on" instead of "nous"?
It seems that you could use marcher or aller à pied for "you are supposed to walk in the sidewalk", depending on the context.
You are supposed to walk ( as opposed to not ride your bike/roller skate/ etc) could take "aller à pied"...it seems to me.
Could you have as an alternative translation 'J'aurais pu l'y laisser' ?
A number of places are have a disputed status; in these cases would the form used vary with the opinion of the speaker? For instance, whilst Kwiziq states «au Québec» (as if it's a country), I can find «dans le Québec» being used.
Could someone manage to accidentally imply a particular opinion by using one form rather than another? (Presumably, this would apply more strongly to a less common form.)
(And in trying to find this out, I've discovered in/to Taiwan is «à Taïwan», following the rule for a city.)
I was confused with the subjunctive following the phrase "nous esperons que ce soit.." as I thought it didn't take it in the affirmative, only in the negative?
Use of prepositions with passer and repasser: (sorry can't get accents to work in this box!) I looked back at the B1 level avoir and etre with passer..... I'm not very sure about the use of a par devant etc. Which ones mean 'go past (again)' and which mean 'go in (again)'? I'm assuming the same prepositions can be used with both verbs.
I thought that "Y" cannot be used with regard to people. But have just been given a correct answer as Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi. Is family not a unit of people?
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