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What is the difference between "pendant" and "durant"? They both mean "during". Can you use either one in a sentence?

Robert Cummings

I don't understand, why is it "allez" with a z at the end but "êtes" with an s? Isn't it the same form?

Question - He's having his make-up done.

(HINT: maquiller quelqu'un = to do someone's make-up)

Correct Answer - Il se fait maquiller

My Answer - Il s'est fait maquiller

Can someone explain this subtlety here?

On regardait les lucioles, et soudain elles ont toutes disparu.

Why is it soudain and not soudainement?

How does "il s'en souvient" work out in third person plural?  Would it be "ils s'en souviennent"?  And, if so, would the pronunciation be the same.

Selon un etude....parleraient ,  je le comprends

Mais why does it say , un peu plus tard Dan  cette phrase, "la meme etude....'a' le plus grandre nombre."  Il ne devrait pas plutot dire "ait" or est ce car le phrase dit "a decouvert"  donc it is certain so not conditionnel

Does animal don't have le animal or is it just an mistake?

I spelled "peanuts" as "cacahouetes" instead of "cacahuetes" and it was marked wrong. I believe that both spellings are correct and should be recognized as such. Larousse includes both "cacahouetes" and "cacahuetes". Other than the spelling, is there any difference between the two?

Otherwise, I enjoyed this little story. It was a good reminder to use "l'aperitif" instead of "un aperitif".

Merci et Bonne Continuation !

My answer - qui

Correct Answer - ce qui

I understand we use « ce qui » when referring to the whole fact of the sentence. But here the castle (noun) is the one located in the forest.

What am I not getting?

I don't understand this particular line:

The context in which you could use sortir de [ville] to express to leave [city] is very specific in French (note that it doesn't apply to countries,states,regions etc). It would only refer to an action in progress

Does this mean you can't use sortir de [ville] in future/past tense (Je sortirai de Paris), but you CAN use it in other tenses with countries, states, regions, etc?

Or does this mean you cannot use it with countries, states, regions...and you can only use it with cities if it's an action in progress?