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Rita R.A1Kwiziq community member

I live in Oklahoma in the US. How do I say that?

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Dominic M.A1Kwiziq community member

Wouldn’t conditional be acceptable? “Would you like some water?”

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

The difference between the second two variants ...Is the difference that, in number 1 ‘Qu’est-ce que c’est’ I would just point, whereas the ‘que’ is added if I refer to the object by name?

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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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