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Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cet with année

Usually "cet" goes before a noun that begins with a vowel.

But in this lesson we have "cette année" and "cette epoque."

Evidently, these are exceptions. Is there an explanation for this? Are there other exceptions?

Thank you for your help.

Asked 6 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai utilisé dessous mais le correct était sous. Qu'est-ce que c'est la différence?

Asked 6 years ago

Sue M.C1Kwiziq community member

The lesson is fine - it is the answers to kwizzes where there is a discrepancy,I think. An omitted ‘de’ is marked correct.

Asked 6 years ago

Arndis K.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Will do" and "going to do" I am neither a native English nor French speaker, but quite fluent in English still. I don't understand the difference made in the quiz between "After lunch, the girls will do their homework" and "After lunch, the girls are going to do their homework" as these have exactly the same meaning in English, as far as I know.

Asked 6 years ago

Arndis K.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is more of a comment than a question: I found it a bit frustrating that the quiz is about something other than what was just taught above. The lesson is about when to use QUI and not QUE, but the quiz requires me to also know when to use QUI and when to use CE QUI, which is taught elsewhere.

Asked 6 years ago

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it serpillère or serpillière? Dictionaries suggest the latter.

Asked 6 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is Je suis nom at least a colloquial thing that's correct?I watched Despicable Me 2 in French a while ago and I heard " Je suis (nom) " from two characters, Margo and the main villain. Is that sometimes correct?

Asked 6 years ago

Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est que c'est la fonction de "ce que" ?Dans la phrase "Elle retiendra son souffle jusqu'à ce que tu acceptes," pourquoi on sert "ce que" ?

Asked 6 years ago

Leah C.B1Kwiziq community member

Elle y repond ... why not elle le repond? (I can't get the accent to work so ignore that). I'm not sure when to replace with le or y

Asked 6 years ago

Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Note about répartir

The note about répartir in this lesson:

Note that the verb répartir is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word repartition, and does follow the regular -IR conjugation.

Is a little confusing, because 'partir' is not mentioned anywhere, and there is a very subtle difference with 'repartir' that is also not mentioned. Having some of this context would help!

Asked 6 years ago

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