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Thy M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

ne ... rien du tout?

Hello,

I have a question relating the position of the words.

1. There's an example with ne ... jamais rien = never ... anything : "Il n'a jamais rien fait" --> is this correct or should it be "Il n'a jamais fait rien" ?

2. Now with ne ... rien du tout = anything at all, I found this expression on deepL and I don't know if it's correct or how to position the words. For example, I want to say: "She didn't say anything at all". Should it be:

a) Elle n'a rien dit du tout

b) Elle n'a rien du tout dit

More examples would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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Ed B.B1KwizIQ community member

Re: food shopping in Canada

Would it be possible to adapt this lesson for those living in Québec? Here, they would use the phrase "faire son épicerie"?

http://www.trickortrip.com/bases-culturelles-faire-ses-courses-au-quebec/

Asked 5 years ago

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Max K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Reflexive verbs are not passive voice?

I thought and had the same meaning and are both passive voice constructions. This comes up in a question asking for an active voice sentence to be turned into a passive. I used which sounds better to me than . So, are reflexive constructions passive voice or not? I was taught, like 50 years ago, that they were. C'est un peu tatillon, mais j'ai envie de savoir.

Asked 3 years ago

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Paige L.A1KwizIQ community member

Question on Example Question

In the examples, there is this sentence: "Ma tante est passée par la boulangerie en venant ici." In the sentence, what purpose does the "en" serve?

Asked 5 years ago

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Linda Q.B1KwizIQ community member

de ou du?

Why do we have Office de Tourisme, amateur de vin, Miroir d'Eau, amateurs d'histoire, protégé de France ( why not de La France?)

but, Cité du Vin, de l'histoire du vin, Fontaine des 3 Grâces?

Asked 4 years ago