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123 3.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is "je veux" impolite, but not "voulez-vous"?

Hi,

I was wondering why "je veux" is considered impolite in most contexts, but "voulez-vous" isn't, as they're both forms of "vouloir". Is it only impolite to use the verb "vouloir" when talking about yourself? So would, for example, "il veut" or "ils veulent" be polite?

Thanks in advance!

Asked 1 year ago

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Simon M.B1Kwiziq community member

Le bicross

I have never saw the use of bicross before, but always VTT (vélo tout terrain). Is this a difference between written and spoken language or is it used along eachother?

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Asked 3 years ago

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Hangrawer A.Kwiziq community member

What are the various classes of words for avoir and etre

Asked 3 years ago

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n. b.C1Kwiziq community member

Le jour d'avant

Can one say "le jour avant" as well ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Christopher J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why no devoir in this case?

Regarding the question ?How could you say "You need a new bike." ??

I think "devoir" would be acceptable as I perceived the possibility the person used the bike as a necessary form of transportation and the bike was either to broken to repair or was used for work. In that case they would really need to replace the bike making devoir acceptable.

Or maybe I'm just reading too much into the questionÉ

Asked 2 years ago

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J. H.A2Kwiziq community member

Mistake in presentation.

Plural uncountable noun

les épinardsdes
Tu manges des épinards.
(You eat some spinach.)This explanation is incorrect. There's no such thing as a plural uncountable noun. The very definition of a non-count noun is that it doesn't take a plural inflection. You need to explain this as a difference between what's a count versus non-count noun between the two languages. "Spinach" is non-count in English but countable in French (hence taking "des."

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Sydney B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Answer in a quiz

I got a question wrong, with more than one fault: