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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Pronoun / adjective agreement

I am looking at this sentence - 'la procédure d'adoption s'est avérée encore plus éprouvante que nous l'avions envisagé' - and wondering why 'envisagé' doesn't agree with the 'l' that comes before it - assuming that pronoun is feminine because it refers back to 'la procédure'...?

Asked 3 years ago

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Evan C.B2Kwiziq community member

se recueiller

What's the origin of se recueillir as a verb for "to meditate"? It seems so different than the verb recueillir meaning "to note" or "to collect". If one wants to say one is practicing meditation should one use se recueillir or méditer ?

Asked 1 year ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Audio playback on the final screen is failing

Something strange is going on today - it’s not working properly

Asked 3 years ago

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Andy _.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quizzes count general statements wrong when using common formulation

To second what Syliva said three years ago, statements like "La vie, c'est dure" should be counted as correct on a quiz, not just "La vie est dure."

Asked 3 years ago

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sandrine l.A1Kwiziq community member

Et les liens sont ?????

Article intéressant mais où sont les liens proposés à la fin de votre article? :)

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Text correctionHi, in the exercise step-through there is the option “et j’ai cru que c’était une plaisanterie de la part mes copains”. I believe this should be “et j’ai cru que c’était une plaisanterie de la part de mes copains”. The corresponding audio would also need checking.

Asked 5 years ago

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gaidec g.Kwiziq community member

When to use se reposer and when to use allonger

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.A0Kwiziq community member

Articles and Professions

I'm super confused about when to put an indefinite article before a noun like dancer, skater, singer. I know you are never supposed to use it when speaking about your profession. Je suis chanteuse. But, what if you are talking about a student. Il est élève? Is student a profession and what if that student does extracurriculars like ice skating? Il est un patineur sur glace or Il est patineur sur glace. How do you say you are a student but you are also a singer or a soccer player or a swimmer.

Asked 2 years ago

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Laura C.C1Kwiziq community member

Appelle-les v. parlez-leur

Salut

On dit " parlez-leur" Pourquoi pas "appellez-les" ?

Merci

Asked 3 years ago

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Miky G.C1Kwiziq community member

Ont été accueillis

La traduction de " students were welcomed by..." n' est-elle pas "furent accueillis" au lieu de "ont été accueillis" ?