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Layra L.B1Kwiziq community member

why " geler"in le futur simple is "gèlera", rather than "gellera"

i want to know why " geler"in le futur simple is "gèlera", rather than "gellera"

Asked 1 year ago

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T. M.B2Kwiziq community member

à qui vs. auquel form of relative pronouns

I have read other explanations of à qui and the auquel forms of the relative pronouns and they are not interchangeable; à qui is used for people and the auquel form is used for things and animals. I think this distinction should be corrected in your lesson and on the tests.

Asked 11 months ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Thanks for coming for future events

In UK English this can also apply when someone agrees to come at a future time ("thanks for coming tomorrow") so it’s useful to remember you can’t do the same in French. Incidentally the only way I can fix "pour" and "de" in my brain is to think that you "pour" something concrete..

Asked 1 year ago

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Daniel K.B2Kwiziq community member

Present Tense for Historical Facts

Is it true that you use the présent de l'indicatif when you want to express a historical fact in French?

Asked 1 year ago

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Jaap S.C1Kwiziq community member

-al nouns with plural ending in -als

Is there a complete list of words like: des bals([dancing] balls),
des carnavals,
des festivals,
des récitals,..?

I can't find it on your site.

Thanks in advance, Jaap.

Asked 1 year ago

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Jacquie V.B2Kwiziq community member

Tutoyer - can it be used to be funny?

I was watching a short youtube video in which, if I understood the gist of it, a bilingual gentleman was giving students advice in how to translate. I thought I heard him address his audience repeatedly by 'tu'. I don't know if it was a tongue in cheek humour or was he being unusually familiar, The video was here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKoBeDltjY

Merci.

Asked 1 year ago

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deepa r.A2Kwiziq community member

Does the past particle not get a "s" when using with direct object pronounNous n'aurions pas dû l'écouter. --> Nous n'aurions pas dûs l'ecouter ?

Asked 1 year ago

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D. T.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Manquer (de or à)

I really need to focus on THIS topic, not just answer two easy questions and then be forced back into the standard quiz mode where I will forget what I am trying to learn. Why can’t I just focus on this topic? Help!

Asked 1 year ago

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mo a.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sauf si et à moins que

I have used sauf si instead of à moins que and it marked me wrong. I thougth that the two were interchangeable.

Asked 1 year ago

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Freya O.B1Kwiziq community member

Je dois identifier les distractions vs je dois décéler les distractons

Would décéler also work instead of identifier?

Asked 1 year ago

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