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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Anyone" in Negation

So, as the rule in this lesson states that in Negation we use Ne...Personne instead of N'importe qui for saying 'anyone' ...so, should it be? -

- Elle ne fait personne confiance. [She does not trust anyone.] Because the negation surrounds the main conjugated verb?

Asked 2 years ago

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Martin B.Kwiziq community member

mais ils ne riment pas toujours avec "économies". Not sure the translation “but they don't always rhyme with "savings" works in English.

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No agreement when faire is used as a past participle

I got this question wrong in a test on another site. Unfortunately no explanation was given. Can someone tell me why there is no agreement when faire is used in this case as a past participle ?

Les modifications que j'ai faites apporter au projet sont approuvées. (Marked wrong)

Les modifications que j'ai fait apporter au projet sont approuvées. (The right answer)

Asked 1 year ago

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Michael F.Kwiziq community member

Replace the following underlined noun by a French pronoun ( Il,Elle,Ils,Elles) 1. Cette fille eat belle 2. Le garçon est malade 3. Kwame va l’hôpital

Asked 2 years ago

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Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member

Unknown subject considered to be feminine -- how?

This sentence was considered correct:

Tu es apparue comme un ange.

But that doesn't that assume we know that the subject is female? If we don't know, why isn't it Tu es apparu comme un ange.

Asked 2 years ago

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Camille M.A2Kwiziq community member

voulais vs as voulu

Why couldn't I say "as voulu" for "why did I want a dog?

Asked 1 year ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

De peur que + a negative clause with subjunctive?

All the examples of the use of "De peur que..." are followed the use of the "ne explitif+ the subjunctive"

"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu n'aies raison" He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you'd be right"

I assume that when "De peur que..." is followed by a possible negative result, the subjunctive is still used:

"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu ne sois pas surpris." He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you wouldn't be surprised.

(Apologies if there is a lesson on the use of "De peur que + the subjunctive", I don't see a link here and I didn't find one listed under lessons.)

As always,

Merci beaucoup,

Hilary

Asked 1 year ago

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Aya E.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it wrong to say "J'aime bien être utile" here?

Asked 1 year ago

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M. I.C1Kwiziq community member

How would one say 'I came up by car' if referring to driving up a hill ?

If 'Je suis monté en voiture' means 'I got into the car', how does one say (if visiting someone on a hill and they asks how you got there) 'I came up by car ?
Surely that is also 'Je suis monté en voiture'.....

Asked 2 years ago

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Weiping Y.A2Kwiziq community member

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Asked 3 years ago

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