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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Some people thinks that vaccination cause ..." How do we translate this 'some' in French?

'Some' in this sentence can be thousands of people, we cannot use 'quelques' in this case, is it? But using de numbreux sounds subjective

Asked 6 years ago

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Barbara F.C1Kwiziq community member

Ne without pas

Can anyone explain to me why there is a "ne" in the following sentences:

"Je crains que vous ne conduisiez trop vite" translated in the quiz as "I fear that you drive too fast."

"Les feuilles dorées auront tombé avant que nous n'arrivions" translated in the quiz as "The golden leaves will have fallen before we arrive."

Thank you.

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Any difference between 'quelque' and 'un peu de' when both mean 'a bit of'? Are they interchangeable?

Il a quelque difficulté à se concentrer pour faire ses devoirs

Il a un peu de difficulté à se concentrer pour faire ses devoirs

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ted a.C1Kwiziq community member

the "eXer" verbs--what does this mean?

I find the use of the "X" here somewhat confusing. Is it standing in for "any consonant"? Or rather, any consonant except for "t" and "l"? If so, why does the first example show "compléter" as an example of a "eXer" verb? There seem to be two other ways of expressing this "any consonant" stand in on this site. I find "(-)" is used in some lessons, and "*" is used in others. None of the three are explained anywhere that I could find.

This seems needlessly confusing to me.

I just discovered this site and am very impressed otherwise.

Asked 6 years ago

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

How would you say .........

How would you say " in my last summer vacations i.........."

Thank you!

Asked 6 years ago

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M. M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Poor example

Like everyone else, I find this lesson very confusing, and I think it is because it's using a very poor example of when to use articles. I believe the translation is incorrect.

Je n'aime ni le fromage ni le lait.
I like neither cheese nor milk.

If this example is talking about specific cheese and specific milk, then the English translation should be, "I like neither the cheese nor the milk." But that is not what you have here. The translation you give is general, not specific. It really makes the whole lesson contradictory and confusing.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michelle J.A1Kwiziq community member

Not a question but just to say what a great text, there is a lot of new language for me to learn here and its in a really interesting composition.

Asked 6 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the difference between 'des' and 'quelques'?

Asked 6 years ago

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