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Sue H.C1Kwiziq community member

Translation of "nice!"

Would it be appropriate to use "génial" as a translation of "nice!"?

Asked 3 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Cases of Indirect Speech where 'whether = If' and not, 'regardless of whether'

I am a little unclear as to what the definition of Indirect Speech is especially as it applies to the examples given in the lesson and in the use of verbs such as, 'se demander' and 'savoir'.

How is this Indirect Speech:

Je me demande si tu viens ou pas. ?

What I do understand is that in cases where 'whether = if', then 'si + Mode Indicatif' is applied.

The way I usually work it out in my mind is if the sentence is expressing the idea of 'regardless of which' or 'whether or not' than 'Que + Le Subjunctif' is used.

Asked 4 years ago

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Chris H.C1Kwiziq community member

Placement of Adverb

In the final sentence, I was expecting "ensemble" to be placed immediately after "lit", as reading is the thing being done together. Can someone explain why it isn't, please?

Asked 6 years ago

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Rob P.A1Kwiziq community member

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is there another on the subject you would recommend?

Asked 6 years ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est v Il est

I should know this by now but don't. Please explain why c'est is used and not 'Il est' I would have thought (wrongly) that 'il est' is referring to a specific person and therefore be the correct choice? Thank you

Je pense que c'est le meilleur candidat. Je le pense sincèrement.

Asked 5 years ago

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i. l.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is there no "pas" in the last phrase?

Asked 5 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

definite articles

Why is it le nez but ses lèvres?

Asked 5 years ago

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Viviene O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could this also be correct?

I know that the translation is often literal, but would the following be a correct ways of writing "without me being made aware of it!" - sans avoir m'avertir (in place of sans que j'en sois informé. The latter seems cumbersome.

Also can one use "Encore une fois" in place of "Une fois de plus"?

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Anne C.C1Kwiziq community member

Horse riding on the beach

I have no recollection of attempting this exercise. Why has it appeared? Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Anne S.C1Kwiziq community member

jeunes/nouveaux maries

What's the rationale for using 'jeunes maries' (sorry, doesn't do accent in the boxes) and not 'nouveaux maries' here?