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AnnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Part vs partie?

Quelle est la différence?

Asked 5 years ago

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MaxC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

la fois dernière v. la dernière foisComme vous, le français n'est pas ma langue maternelle, mai enfin je le parle chaque jour. Alors, je n'ai jamais entendu dire "la fois dernière". En tout cas, je l'ai googlé et trouvé l'expression tel quel dans les actualités. Mais jamais dans le language quotidiens. Pour moi, ça grince!

Asked 5 years ago

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TomC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Même si

Cannot "même si" be equally followed l'imparfait del'ndicatif as in:

Même s'il me le disait, je ne le croirais pas.

Asked 5 years ago

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RuxC1Kwiziq community member

Personne vs. Aucun(e) - please explainWhat is the difference between Aucun(e) and Personne. For example, in the test, why do you translate "Nobody spoke" with "Personne n'a parle" but consider incorrect "Aucun n'a parle"?

Asked 8 years ago

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RebekahA1Kwiziq community member

Why does "ça veut dire" translate to "it means"?

Asked 6 years ago

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JA1Kwiziq community member

what's the difference between à Côté de and près de?

Asked 5 years ago

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SusanC1Kwiziq community member

How do I know when to use j'ai été rather than j'étais...it's all very confusing

Asked 6 years ago

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JinjuA1Kwiziq community member

In English, we say, “l feel hot, not I’m hot”. When we say, I’m hot, it means I’m sexy. Right?

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LisaA0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do you contract je ai to j'ai but leave tu as and not t'as ?It seems like tu never contracts with the following verb. Are there other words that end in vowels but never contract with the next word ?

Asked 8 years ago

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DavidB2Kwiziq community member

Do you "voir un film" or do you "regarder un film"?

Asked 6 years ago

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