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Julianne Q.B2Kwiziq community member

Is the correct English translation of Je déteste la California ou la Provence, I dislike California and Provence i think the point is that in French 'ou' is used in this situation rather than 'et' - is that right?

Asked 7 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you please give more explanation and examples of how the reflexive participle agrees in number and gender?For example: Nous nous sommes brosse(s) les dents/les cheveux

Asked 7 years ago

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Pekka J.A1Kwiziq community member

Hi. The perfect tense rather than the past tense?

Hi.' Mademoiselle Rose, vous êtes devenue une charmante jeune fille' translates as: M. Rose, you became a charming young lady. Wouldn't the perfect tense: you have become ' be better here if this is a direct comment to Miss Rose?

Pekka Järvilehto.

Helsinki

Asked 7 years ago

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Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I don't understand why "Currently speak Spanish" is not a correct answer.I don't understand why currently speak Spanish is not a correct answer. Couramment means currently, correct? It also means fluently, but how is someone to know which definition you are using in this particular example? Please help. Thanks, Terri"

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Nabeel D.C1Kwiziq community member

La prochaine

Je vais à l'université la prochaine année is considered wrong, while l’année prochaine is considered right. Explain please.

Asked 7 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the weekday pluralized at " tous les mercredis? "I was taught earlier that you're not allowed to pluralize weekdays like that. Is it because of the tous les structure? Also, I think it'd help if the lesson advised you to pretend the subject pronoun is there before the verb but after the person name to make conjugating easier: " Jean and I, we went to the cinema = Jean et moi (nous) sommes alles au cinema. "

Asked 8 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are you not allowed to just use avoir besoin de or maybe on doit in the same context?

Asked 8 years ago

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Ben R.C1Kwiziq community member

Quiz question Le bureau de poste est ouvert aujourd'hui ________ onze heures.

The answer given was 'de dix à'.

Why is it not 'de dix heures à' ?

Asked 8 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I thought you used un peu for a few, not quelques.

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sometimes French just uses moi, not moi-même. What about that?Take this sentence: " Je veux bien le garder pour moi... " instead of, moi-même. I saw this in a French game.

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