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Clare A.C1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi on change la fin du verbe pour l'impératif avec "tu"? Tu me la donnES - Ne me la donnE pas

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je m’en veux mais il n’y a rien que je puisse faire pour y échapper.Hello. In your Week 35 B2 writing test, the above phrase triggers the subjunctive. It translates as: "I feel bad about it, but there's nothing that I can do to get out of it!" I suspect that it may be the emotion "I feel bad ... that" that triggers the subjunctive, because no desire or need is shown. However I'd be very grateful for any further help with this (extremely idiomatic) phrase! Thank-you

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I got my ba vs i received my baIn the lesson il,a eu so ba is translated as he got his ba but in the quiz as he received his ba. Are they the same. Received seems like an award ceremony but got more like passed?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjonctif futur"J'ai peur que tu ne le fasses" means "I'm scared you'll do it" according to one test. But shouldn't it rather be "I'm scared you are doing it"? There seems to be no subjonctif futur in French?

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Son amieIn some other lesson I read that we use ´son' for amie. This is probably to ease pronunciation. My question is what is the rule if there is an adjective between son and amie that doesn't begin with a vowel. Is son petit ´amie' or ' sa petite ami' correct?

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you replace a noun with a preposition other than à or de please?Il faut que j’achète un cadeau pour son anniversaire. I must buy a present for his birthday. I know you can use the adverbial pronoun y to replace 'à + noun', and en to replace 'de + noun', but how would you replace 'pour son anniversaire' in the sentence above please? In order to make the sentence: I must buy a present for it? [Am i right in thinking this called replacing an object of a preposition with a pronoun?]

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les nôtres or les nosIn the question about ses plantes sont plus belles que _____ I got the response les nos. As incorrect. The correct response is les nôtres. Please help me understand when nos is used?

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Agreement with reflexive conjugaisonIn the question "Vous ___ dans le placard." (You hid in the cupboard.) would etes cache and etes caches both be acceptable?

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ChuiThis is a good humoured chat between two Lyon friends of mine. Tu l'a dit bouffi !!! , Eh chui pas bouffi. Is chui short for / Lyon-ish for ' I am' Mike

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

RE the example about the television: the speaker seems to be talking about two specific tv sets, but the comparative chosen is, "mieux." Why would it not be, "meilleur?"

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