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engenious e.C1Kwiziq community member

Banals/BanauxIs this pair also interchangeable? This test question suggest otherwise: Which one of these plural forms is wrong? : géniaux, banaux, généraux, totaux

Asked 8 years ago

Gloria P.A1Kwiziq community member

"Elle fait de la danse." means: She is making up a dance, She takes dance lessons, She's dancing

Bonjour, I put that "she's dancing" and can't work out why it was marked wrong, the answer is "she takes dance lessons" please could you explain?

kind regards

Gloria

Asked 7 years ago

Gregory L.C1Kwiziq community member

j'y crois / je le crois

I was watching an interview with Amira Casar on Cinéma & Moi, and the host asked her, "Qu'est-ce que vous aimeriez voir au cinéma plus souvent?" She answered, "Des scènes d'amour réussies... souvent c'est trop prude...c'est trop...il y a draps....j'y crois pas." I guess my question is, why j'y crois pas here instead of je le crois pas? Can both be used there? Does j'y crois pas mean something different from je le crois pas? (I don't believe it, don't believe them, it's not believable???)

Asked 4 years ago

David R.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of tu es

In the examples above the es in "tu es" is pronounced like the ê in êtes and also like the e in et. Is there a rule for which pronunciation to use when? Or is it more of a regional difference?

Asked 5 years ago

Ron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Après que + le futur antérieur or après que + l'indicatifHow does one differentiate when to use each structure? I have reread each lesson and the thoughts are unclear. Merci en avance.

Asked 8 years ago

Prashanth G.A2Kwiziq community member

Example 6: Je LEUR lis une histoire...Does this mean "lire" is a verb for which "à" is commonly applied? Or is it in this case that the full sentence would be "Je lis une histoire à mes enfants", and hence the usage of "leur" is warranted?

Asked 9 years ago

Claudia A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai mal aux dents

Salut a tous

If aux dents is plural how can it be translated as I have a toothache?

Merci

Asked 6 years ago

Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it "le hôtel" and not "l'hôtel"? Isn't it l' before a noun that sounds like it starts with a vowel?

Asked 4 years ago

steven l.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using "non" to replace "n'est-ce pas"

What about adding "non" at the end of a question when seeking confirmation?

Such as "Tu parles anglais, non?" as a shorthand for "Tu parles anglais, n'est-ce pas?"

Asked 8 years ago

Sherilyn P.B2Kwiziq community member

I still get confused on when to you use Le sien, La sienne and lui and elle

Asked 7 years ago

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