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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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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Philip H.B2Kwiziq community member

Using Allez for Toi

The dialogue 'A Lover's Phone Call', has the following - "Non, c'est toi ! Allez, on compte jusqu'à trois !" Why is the third person 'Allez' used? The person is addressed as toi. And if it was meant to be 'let's count to three, wouldn't it be Allons?

Asked 1 year 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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Jakub G.A2Kwiziq community member

Tu aimes le violet ? Oui, ________ est très joli! (Il vs c'est)

Why is it c'est here and not il?
Tu aimes le violet ? Oui, c'est très joli!