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Nezih D.B1Kwiziq community member

Why a partitive article is not used with "tort" and "raison"

chance, tort and raison are all nouns, and we use "de la chance" but it is not the case for tort and raison.

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

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D. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Un bâton dans “l’air.”...deux bâtons dans “les airs”? Expliquez pourquoi on dit “les airs”, s’il vous plaît.

Pourriez-vous donner autre exemples de cette règle?

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Susan L.A1Kwiziq community member

in this phrase: C'est à qui? Why is the liaison not used?

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Jamie J.B2Kwiziq community member

Is this usage the same in negative sentences?

I want to say "I have not written since December. Is this the correct way to say that: Je n’écris pas depuis décembre.

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are "car" and "parce que" interchangeable?

I was marked wrong for writing "... car les activités y sont plus ..." in the fourth sentence.

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Marshaline L.A0Kwiziq community member

how do i say I live in Jamaica

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the test I used `d`ici nuit`...

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If I want to say 'she is a teacher', it should be 'c'est une/un professeur'?

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Some profession only have masculine form, if I want to say a female butcher, can I write: 'Une boucher'?

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