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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

Ayons-en!Why does "Nous en avons" become "Ayons-en!" Is this another subjunctive nightmare?

Asked 7 years ago

ian L.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of final 'e' in feminineIn the recording examples of feminine endings which are said not to sound different almost all the feminine words are given a distinct (if very short) '-yuh' sound at the end. Is this purely to add emphasis or because they are ending a sentence, or is it actually a different sound?

Asked 7 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"J'ai tenu une conversation en française". Is this a correct use of tenir?

Asked 7 years ago

D. V.C1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour!

in the example “ça ne sent pas la rose là-dedans” is translated as “it smells nasty in here”. Formerly I had understood “là-dedans” to mean in there. Is it both or am I just wrong. Sorry, I know this is getting off on a bit of a bunny trail...

merci d’avance!

Asked 6 years ago

Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why peut-etre que?I am doing an exercise called "My post-university plans." I am asked to translate from English to French "Maybe I'll be able to spend some time ...." I wrote "Peut-etre je pourrai passer les temps..." The answer was "Peut-etre que je pourrai..." My question is why the "que" after peut-etre? Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

David C.B1Kwiziq community member

Nous étions en vacances lorsqu'ils nous ont cambriolés.

Would it not be " nous avons cambriolés'' here?

Asked 5 years ago

Wolf B.A1Kwiziq community member

Is this grammar right? (imparfait tense)For an assessment, we have to recount events of what we did with a friend in imperfect tense (l'imparfait). I have this sentence here which I am not sure of the grammar. Nous partageons nos problèmes et aidions les uns et autres. (we shared our problems and helped each other) Am confused.

Asked 7 years ago

Bhupinder k.A1Kwiziq community member

"Vous pouvez vous garer ici." In this sentence, why do we use the subject "Vous" twice? Is it incorrect to write it as "Vous pouvez garer ici" ?

Asked 7 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"

"A-t-elle parlé français ce soir ?"

Asked 8 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the 'e' at the end of, for example, 'je regardE' pronounced?

Asked 6 years ago

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