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Paul W.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of etrePlease will someone enlighten as to when, where or how the verb 'etre' is used in the following sentences: C'est du sel de Guérande ? -Non, ce n'est pas du sel de Guérande.

Asked 7 years ago

James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is `bon` a feminine adjective? An adverb has no gender, but an adjective does.Tu préfères le chocolat ou la vanille ? - La vanille, c'est bon, mais le chocolat, c'est meilleur !

Asked 8 years ago

skylar m.C1Kwiziq community member

Hers or someone else's catIn the context of this statement one assumes Marie is caressing her own cat yet when put in the passive voice it could read as though the cat belongs to someone else...maybe not a great example

Asked 7 years ago

D. E.C1Kwiziq community member

Isn't "Je te passe Paul" ambiguous? How do you know which is the direct and indirect pronoun ?

Asked 8 years ago

Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What drives this sentence to be in the subjunctive tense?

Asked 7 years ago

Susan B.C1Kwiziq community member

Isn't "Qui est-ce" an acceptable form as well?

Asked 9 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?

Asked 9 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elle est à la maison/ Elle est dans la maison / Elle est en maison?Which one is correct? What is their difference?

Asked 7 years ago

Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui est-ce qui m'a traité?Who insulted me? Qui est-ce qui vous avez traité? Who insulted you? Traiter is new verb for me.

Asked 7 years ago

Betsy D.B2Kwiziq community member

Why not BONNE idée?

Why isn’t “Quelle une bonne idée” an acceptable answer as it is the most literal translation?

Asked 4 years ago

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