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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Refering to ideas with en/y/leAs far as I understand, when refering to a phrase without repeating it, one uses "en" if it begins with "de", "y" if it begins with "à" and le/la/les otherwise. This rule failed me on the latest B1 writing challenge: "One day, I'm sure [of it]," -> "Un jour, je le/y/en suis certain," (I haven't even seen the phrase that le/y/en refers to yet, so how can I chose?). "the dead will come back to life" -> "les morts reviendront à vie". Ok, now we know what to be sure of: "Un jour, les morts reviendront à vie". That doesn't start with either à or de, so I guessed that "le" was the word to use in the first sentence, but the answer says "en", and I'm confused.

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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

A question about one of the above sentencesIn the sentence above that says "Elle a une petite voix: on l'entend peu", why is that translated as "She has a small voice: We don't hear her much". I would have thought that "on l'entend peu" would have translated to 'we hear her much'. Would you please explain this? Thank you. Catherine

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

D. asked: Can I use "monter" to say "to mount a picture on the wall" - J'ai monté le tableau sur le mur.

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Christopher P.C1Kwiziq community member

My question is with the future and the pronunciation of the

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Indefinite article"I buy milk" -> « j'achète DU lait » French sometimes need articles that English can do without. Are they always used? Consider an informal shopping list: "To buy: bread, milk, carrots..." Would a native frenchman write « À acheter: du pain, du lait, des carottes...» ?

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Robyn C.B1Kwiziq community member

There are too many different meanings for passer. Can you recommend some synonyms please?

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Julia M.A2Kwiziq community member

The speaker seems to say la instead of leurs in Ils ont reçu leurs résultats ' . .

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Wendy E.C1Kwiziq community member

is there a lesson on where and how to use accent marks

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A. S.A2Kwiziq community member

Is there a search feature for the Kwiziq Question feature?

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

what about using mort or né as an adjective?If you are saying the king is dead or the baby is born, can you use mort or né as an adjective, viz le roi est mort, Le bébé est né?

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