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Emily C.C1Kwiziq community member

se être reposé vs avoir reposé

What is the difference between "Isaac, tu t'es bien reposé ?" and "Isaac, tu as bien reposé ?"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Elijah N.C1Kwiziq community member

"Changer de"

Why is there "de" after "changer"? Just as we see in your example: "Je devrai changer de vêtements" why not "les" or "des"?
I always wondered about this, and very interested to find out answer (if there is a specific rule, or it's just one more thing we have to cram)

Asked 4 years ago

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Mohit M.B2Kwiziq community member

The pronunciation of "plus" in de plus en plus in the last example (J'ai de plus en plus de mal à me concentrer.) has 's' in both the plusIs this correct? Because in all other examples only the plus has 's' prononuced as it is followed by vowel 'e'.

Asked 7 years ago

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harris d.C1Kwiziq community member

CombienIf i wanted to say: "how many of them do you want me to buy?" Can I say it like this: - <> Or would this be better: - <>

Asked 8 years ago

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isaac t.C1Kwiziq community member

Tarif vs taux

Can the word taux be used instead of tarif? Is there a difference between the two?

Asked 1 year ago

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D. V.C1Kwiziq community member

là-dedans

Bonjour!

in the example “ça ne sent pas la rose là-dedans” is translated as “it smells nasty in here”. Formerly I had understood “là-dedans” to mean in there. Is it both or am I just wrong. Sorry, I know this is getting off on a bit of a bunny trail...

merci d’avance!

Asked 8 years ago

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Karen B.C1Kwiziq community member

'Titanic' ___ sorti en 1998. (Titanic was released in 1998.)

Asked 10 years ago

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Timothy H.C1Kwiziq community member

Si j'étais toiI recently came across this phrase in a conditional sentence while reading: "Si j'étais toi,...", but I can't find any grammatical reference to explain how the stressed pronoun can be used as a direct object after the verb instead of what sounds worse but looks grammatically correct: "Si je t'étais,..." Is this allowed just for emphasis or allowed within certain clauses, and is it unique to the verb être?

Asked 9 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor