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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Cases where both can be used?Elle n'attend pas grand-chose de lui. Elle ne s'attend pas à grand-chose de lui. Are both above phrases correct? If yes, do they mean differently? She doesn't expect much of him.

Asked 7 years ago

Patricia E.B2Kwiziq community member

Last days versus last days of the year - "dernier"Regarding "Les derniers jours de l'année sont toujours plus courts." and, "Les jours derniers, j'étais un peu malade." I'm unsure about the reasoning for the positioning of derniers in the second sentence. Is it because they are not "final" days because that would imply that the person is dying and the sentence says there are only a little sick so therefore dernier goes after jours?

Asked 7 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Accord avec des adjectives en deux motsPourquoi la réponse correct c'est une tenue bleu marine? J'ai pensé qu'il n'y a d'accord avec les adjectives en deux mots.

Asked 7 years ago

sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translating 'from'When should we use 'dès' instead of other ways of expressing 'from' in French?

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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

Ils balayeront le sol avant que nous ne venions.Why should the "ne" be included - is it another negative form?

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

s'ouvrir and ouvrirHow does one choose which one to use , eg to say " When do the shops open ?"

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Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why 'salle de bains', shouldn't it be 'salle à bains'According to this lesson, for translation of bathroom/washroom, a room for baths. So it should be 'salle à bains', but why do we use 'salle de bains'

Asked 7 years ago

Johannes S.C1Kwiziq community member

PronunciationI am unsire about the pronunciation of several forms of "avoir". Sometimes [a] dominates and sometimes [e], for example "que j'aie" is [kəʒe] but "avoir" is [avwaʁ]. How is "que nous ayons" pronounced?

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Milton H.A1Kwiziq community member

is "Être en train de" always followed by an infinitive form of a verb?

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Johannes S.C1Kwiziq community member

Accents on u in "eûmes" and "eûtes"According to the spelling reform accents on u and i should be dropped unless needed to distinguish words. You do not seem to apply the reform.

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