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Nedhina L.A1Kwiziq community member

How to differentiate between that and this when it come le and la

How to translate la femme? eg the answer given was this girl? How to know whether it's this or that or the?

Asked 1 year ago

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Sebastian S.B2Kwiziq community member

If not s'amuser, how would one say "amuse oneself"?

I find myself wanting to ask this based on the same question as Joseph K below - where you're given "Anne is having fun at the circus" and "Anne is amusing herself at the circus." as potential multiple choice answers, with only the former being marked correct.

If "Anne s'amuse au cirque" can't mean "Anne is amusing herself at the circus", how would you say that?

Asked 1 year ago

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i. l.C1Kwiziq community member

que tout esclave

I am not sure why it is not que chaque esclave, or que tous les esclaves...?

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andy f.B2Kwiziq community member

Confusion re passe composej'ai depuis suivi sa carrière de près.

I thought it is depuis...je suis (not past).

Or is it a difference between:

Since then, I have been following her career

I have since been following her career.

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

plaindrais/plaindraitHi, should “ce n'est pas moi qui m'en plaindrais” in fact be “ce n'est pas moi qui m'en plaindrait” as she’s talking about herself in the third-person, and qui ‘stands in for’ a third-person il/elle or ils/elles subject (at least in my layman’s understanding).

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of de ?

Why are we using de in front of faisons in the last sentence ?

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“Je ne devrais pas avoir à passer derrière toi !”Hi, what is the purpose of “avoir” in “Je ne devrais pas avoir à passer derrière toi !”? The string of verbs seems odd. What meaning, for instance, would be lost if it were just “Je ne devrais pas à passer derrière toi !”?

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.A1Kwiziq community member

Subject-Verb InversionThis was a quiz question. The correct answer was indicated as “Are you going to the cinema tonight?”. There is no question mark, so is “Go to cinema tonight!” not the correct answer?
"Allez-vous au cinéma ce soir" means:

Go to the cinema tonight!

Are you going to the cinema tonight?

To go with you to the cinema

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

L'avion ou un avion

Je pense que j'entends "Je prendrai un avion..." au lieu de "Je prendrai l'avion...". Qu'est-ce vous entendez ?

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjunctive trigger

Hi, what triggers the use of the subjunctive “corresponde” in “Avant ce jour béni où tu es entrée dans ma vie, je n'avais jamais imaginé rencontrer quelqu'un qui me corresponde autant que tu me corresponds.”?

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