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Yulia L.A1Kwiziq community member
Il fait should always be followed by an adjective, and il y a used with nounsBut what's about "il fait un froid de canard" - un froid - it is noun or I'am wrong? This sentence sounds wierd also or not? ( I'm apologize for mistakes these language are not my native)
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Sam S.B2Kwiziq community member
Je n'aurais pas imaginé que ce verbe pourrait être utilisé comme ça! Merci pour partager!
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D. A.B2Kwiziq community member
Do city names have gender?According to the lesson below, you have to use de/du depending on a country's gender. Is it the same for cities? https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/tests/results/1861632/system?quick-lesson-popup=1
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
J'ai de plus en plus mal à me concentrerI am just if the me is essential or could it be left out.
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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Please explain the reason for 2 different conjugations with this verbI have noticed this peculiarity with s'asseoir as well as a couple of other verbs in French; however, I have never read or found an explanation for the reason this exists like such.
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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
More specific description pleaseêtre + descendu [de, sur, etc] = to get off [something] = to get out of [something/somewhere] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] avoir + descendu [quelque chose] ou [quelqu'un] = to go/come/climb down [something] = to take [something] down -> physically moving [something] to a lower position = to take [someone / animated being] down -> to shoot them down, to kill them There seems to be a lot of ambiguity between the English example meanings between être and avoir usage: to get off [something] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] and: = to go/come/climb down [something]. Because in English these translations can have very similar meanings, it is unclear to me, hence the ambiguity, a method to differentiate these two. Could you please elaborate more with a bit more preciseness? Merci en avance.
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katya s.B1Kwiziq community member
subjunctive for croireHello, If I want to ask "do you think that we will win?" do I use the subjunctive even though it's in the future? That is, do I say: "Crois-tu qu'on gagne?" or similarly "crois-tu que nous gagnions?" OR do I say "Crois-tu qu'on va gagner?"/ "Crois-tu que nous allons gagner?" Merci en avance, Katya
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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hi ... does this same (use of 'à) rule apply to towns and villages as well as cities?
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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is the 'i' in Lancashire and Yorkshire pronounced with an 'ur' sound and not an 'ee' sound?
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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is there a rule for using liaison after "mais."I hear the different usages of liaison with "mais" before words beginning with a vowel. In your video "La Bretagne se révèle en Côtes d'Armor" the speaker sometimes uses it and sometimes does not before the same sound, making her difficult to understand. Is it simply facultative or is there more to it. Thanks.
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