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Basil L.A1Kwiziq community member

gender agreement

Hi,

In the example of “Toutes les fins de semaine, nous allons nager.”, was toutes les agreeing with fins de semaine (feminine phrase), or with nous (a group of female swimmers)?

Thank you for clarifying!

Asked 4 years ago

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Cindy B.C1Kwiziq community member

Beginning a sentence with a single word noun clause

How would you translate the sentence, "Wine, we don't drink much of it." I wasn't sure about "Le vin, ..." so I asked Google Translate, which said it should be "Du vin, ..." But Duolingo marked that wrong and said it should be, "Le vin, ..." Which is correct? "Du vin, ..." actually feels more correct to me, because what you're really saying is, "On the subject of wine, we..." And wouldn't that be, "Au sujet du vin, nous ..." ? (Sorry, I don't know how to classify this type of sentence.)

Asked 2 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Negation ni... ni...

Hello,

So If I'm understanding this correctly when the definite article is before a noun it remains when the verb is negative?

il aime le Café et le chocolate.

Il n'aime ni le Café ni le chocolate

But if the indefinite or partitive article is before a noun in an affirmative sentence the article is then removed when negative?

Elle commande de l'eau et du vin.

Elle ne commande ni eau ni vin.

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This exercise is under B1 Listening, but there is no audio available.

Just to let you know...

Asked 5 years ago

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Kathryn M.C1Kwiziq community member

Point of grammar in the sentence - Pense à ce qui te fait du bien et détends-toi.

In the above sentence why is it "pense" à but then "détends"-toi. Since it's the tu form, why isn't it "Penses à"

Thanks for your help.

Asked 5 years ago

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Leo W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Multiple negatives

Is the sentence below correct ?! Can we use three negatives in a row?

Il ne dit jamais rien personne

or is it necessary to add à before personne ?!

Il ne dit jamais rien à personne ?!

Asked 5 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why can’t we say l’électricité est plus bon marché que le pétrole?

Asked 5 years ago

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Alhaji F.Kwiziq community member

Examples of sentence using the comparison of adjectif in French by using ,Moins__que

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Karen W.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of plural with the word activité in the last phrase

Dans ce-phrase-ci, pourquoi "d'activité" n'est pas pluriel?

"...ainsi que certains domaines d'activité tels que..."

Asked 3 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

dont was used to mean whose earlier

dont was whose earlier but know means of whom/which. i'm getting muddled even thogh ive just gone through lessons again. Can some one make it a little simpler please. Or just a different explaination

Asked 4 years ago

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