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Jeffrey B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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I forgot to check the send e-mail box with my question below & had to redo this exercise to get to the Q&A in order to do so to request a response. I certainly hope part of the upgrade will be the ability to check the Q&A, at least after completing the exercise, without having to repeat the exercise every time.

Asked 3 years ago

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Gilberts I.B2Kwiziq community member

Gender of dimension adjectives

In the lesson about dimensions, you say "Note that in this case the adjectives haut/long/large/profond agree in gender and number with the subject they refer to."

But you only give a gender agreement example for "profond". Do "haut" or "long " or "large" change spelling with gender?

Asked 4 years ago

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Nancy P.C1Kwiziq community member

Avoir du mal

The transcription has "j'avais beaucoup de mal à parler" - shouldn't it be "du" instead of "de", going by the lesson cited in the exercise? At any rate, it sounded like "du" to me. Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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christophe K.C1Kwiziq community member

les accents en francais

Bonjour, je ne peux pas utiliser les accents sur mon claviers

Asked 3 years ago

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Paul P.C1Kwiziq community member

Question concernant le nom de Haïti

Pourquoi manque-t-il l’article au nom de Haïti ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, just to let you know......the audio for “QUENTIN : Quand arrive-t-on ?” has some additional words at the end. Something like “too formal”.

Asked 5 years ago

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Stephen B.B2Kwiziq community member

dancing lessons or regular dancing?

the answer given as correct for, Elle fait de la danse , is She takes dance lessons. Surely it would mention ‘lesson’ in the French? Doesn’t it just mean she goes dancing regularly?

merci

Asked 3 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjective Placement - délicat / fragile / épaisse

The corrections recommend that these adjectives appear before the word "beffroi." Same situation with "épaisse muraille." Why?

Asked 6 years ago

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Owen H.B1Kwiziq community member

Neutral pronouns le, l'Here are two examples from the lesson:-Est-ce que tu sais marcher sur les mains ? - Non, je ne sais pas le faire.Do you know how to walk on your hands ? - No, I don't [know how to do that].- Voulez-vous prendre pour épouse Marie Lise Anaïs Lambert ? - Oui, je le veux.- Do you want to marry Marie Lise Anaïs Lambert? - Yes, I do.
Based on the last example ("Oui, je le veux"), why can't you, in the first example, simply use the same construction, and say "Non, je ne le sais pas"?
In other words, when do you add in "le faire"? Is there a rule??

OK. I see that this has been asked and answered below. I still think that you could use either construction: (a) Non, je ne le sais pas. (b) Non, je ne sais pas le faire.

Similarly, it looks as if you can use both forms with the first example too: (a) Non, je ne sais pas le faire. (b) Non, je ne le sais pas.

Asked 3 years ago

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Liyunzi C.A2Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi "lui"Son nom "lui" venait de sa peau diaphane que complimentaient des lèvres rouges comme le sang et de magnifiques cheveux d'ébène.
why do we use "lui" here in the sentence?

Asked 4 years ago

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