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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sorry, hit the wrong key. Question below.If the type of hurt is not specified (I hurt Olive yesterday.) how does one know whether it is an emotional or physical hurt? I hurt Olive yesterday was on an A2 test, and I wonder if it might be better on a comprehension type question like this to specify which type hurt the question is looking for. Thank you for your help on this, I appreciate it.

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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If the type of hurt is not specified, is there a 'default' translation?

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the translation for "The French Men"?

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Leslie H.B2Kwiziq community member

If no antecedent, which direct object pronoun?In these examples and on the B2 test, I think that if the gender of the singular direct object pronoun's antecedent is unspecified, the masculine «le» should be used. E.g., "I'm giving it to you." = «Je vous le donne», "I give it to him" = «Je le lui donne». The correct response in the lesson and on the test was to use the feminine «la» in both cases. ??

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Lynden D.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi. How can I tell the difference between 'aimer' & 'plaire'?

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Laura C.A1Kwiziq community member

In the sentences above "Il y a des chiens", why Il ya and not ce sont since "des chiens" is plural?

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Thomas M.B2Kwiziq community member

Position of tout in "Elle a tout compris""She understood everything." has "tout" after "a" as the correct answer in the test. But "she understood something." is "Elle a compris quelque chose." ... at least I think that is correct. Why?

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Patrick R.A0Kwiziq community member

are de and des the same when it comes to plural denotation?for example, is combien de livres Y a-t-il dans votre sac the same as combien des livres Y a-t-til dans votre sac?

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it more appropriate to say use Qu'est-ce que c'est que in spoken form? ...and Qu'est-ce que c'est is appropriate written form. What did we mean by more formal?

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When do we use Cela?When you say Cela is a formal version, does it mean it is used often in written form?

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