In the expression "une vraie histoire," is there any implication that the elaborate story is untrue? In English, "quite a story" can suggest that the audience might doubt the truth of the story. Is there any of that implied in French?

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

noun genders with countries

hi,

I took the test and i understand that Switzerland is feminine but why is there a masculine pronoun ils at the beginning? ils detesent la suisse. Shouldn't it be elles not ils?

thanks

nicole

Asked 3 years ago

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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the point of this lesson that the conditional of pouvoir is used to express possibility?Is the point of this lesson that the conditional of pouvoir is used to express possibility? I don't grasp the difference between "pouvez-vous m'aider" and "pourriez-vous m'aider", or would you just not say the first one?

Asked 9 years ago

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Michael R.A2Kwiziq community member

Il n'y a personneHi - in the Kwik kwiz one of the answers includes the construction Il n'y a personne. Why is it Il n'y a personne and not Il y n'a personne? The lesson doesn't explain it. Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago

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Malcolm T.A2Kwiziq community member

How can they be the same word? Is soit 'to be'?

Asked 10 years ago

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Liz K.A2Kwiziq community member

Je n’ai pas pu dormir

Can you also use ‘je ne pouvais pas dormir’ - if not why please..

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Liz

Asked 6 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Why capitalise "South" in South of France ?

I think this could be a regional difference in English, but unless 'South of France' is a specific region, it does not need a capital S in English either (at least not in Australian English). It is unnecessarily misleading as it is currently written, as the French does not capitalise the S either.

Asked 5 years ago

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a liaison, pronouncing, "ils aiment leurs parents?"

Asked 9 years ago

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