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Barrie S.C1Kwiziq community member

In the phrase ....elle fait une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour le gouter...shouldn't 'le' be 'la' because it's a pronoun substituting for 'tart' which is feminine?

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omkaar k.A1Kwiziq community member

Instead of saying il sent bon, can I say il sent la rose?Instead of saying il sent bon, can I say il sent la rose?

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John W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partitive articles

We are told that partitive articles become de or d' in negative tenses. Yet in Aurélie's Chrismas quiz 'il ne veut que de la bûche' is given as a correct answer.

Please explain.

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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How and why do I use “y” in this sentence

“Je vais y aller avec toi.” Instead of (my version) “J’y vais aller avec toi.”

Thanks.

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In a sporting activity, why not use `jouer` instead of `faire`?In a sporting activity, why not use `jouer` instead of `faire`?

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mark b.A1Kwiziq community member

Great exercise, keep the coming, such a clever way to translate your English into French, superb work at Lawless French. Merci beaucoup

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M. F.A1Kwiziq community member

My second question on the test referred to Devonshire, which I assumed to be feminine. After taking the test, I found an explanation that all English countries ending in shire are masculine, but I don't believe it was mentioned in the material of the lesson before the test. If I'm correct that is was not explained beforehand, it doesn't seem like a good question.

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Eve S.A1Kwiziq community member

One must sleep at nightWhy would you say "Il faut dormir la nuit." instead of "On faut dormir la nuit" for "One must sleep at night"

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Adrienne G.B2Kwiziq community member

I was always taught that then definite/infinite articles when followed by a vowel a apostrophe is used. Why not with "onze" in the case?

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Don P.C1Kwiziq community member

In a multi-answer test question, I was marked off for not including "Not us" as a possible translation for "Nous non plus."I don't see that meaning in this lesson. Wouldn't the back translation for "Not us" be "Pas nous?"

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