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Jo J.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai lu un livre -> je n'ai pas lu de livre? J'ai fait du ski -> Je n'ai pas fait du ski?

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Richard R.C1Kwiziq community member

le subjonctif

Qu’on puisse avoir autant de désordre.. why the subjunctive? I thought with this kind of construction the meaning should shift to 'whether' or 'regardless' Que.. Subjonctif

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C. J.A1Kwiziq community member

How do we know when "de" refers to "from" or partitive article "some"?

For example: "Marie achète du café"

Le café is a location and a drink.

Couldn't this sentence means both "Marie buys a coffee" and "Marie buys from the cafe"?

How do we know when "de" refers to "from" and when it refers to "some"?

Thank you!

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Peter C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it "Quand je SUIS sorti hier soir, il faisait très froid." The lesson says that we use AVOIR when the verb isn't followed by a preposition...

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Doubt in the phrases

Bonjour Madame Cécile,

In the lesson, there are two sentences as-

“Je suis en classe.” And “Je suis dans la classe.” I am unable to understand the difference in both of them as how the first is a general statement and the second is for a specific location . Please expain the reason in a little detail. I will be really grateful.

Merci d’avance.

(Madame, I have gone through the discussions but am still perplexed.)

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Walter B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nothing to do with French, but ...

By GDP La Californie as of 2018 is 50% richer than Le Texas. (Probably why so many French people live in L.A.!)

By median income Le Texas doesn't even make the Top 10. The top 3 are 1. Le New Hampshire 2. Le Minnesota 3. Le Hawaii.

Just thought you would like to know ... :- )

Walter B.

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Roy S.A2Kwiziq community member

One option given as an answer is "Each is all red". Is this where we would use "on"? On est tout rouge.

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Belinda V.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi - In the note on the lesson it states that 'None of them are....' is acceptable English, however, this is incorrect grammar.

The correct grammar would be to say: None of them is.... i.e. 'none' is treated as singular and hence the use of 'is' and not 'are'. Thanks again for a fantastic French course!

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Rita T.A0Kwiziq community member

I thought Je suis only meant I am in French ?

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Paul M.B2Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi faut-il que le plus jeune choississe? Et pourquoi se cache-t-il sous la table? Comment choisit-il-- en tapant sur les pieds?

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