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Nil L.C1Kwiziq community member

Réveillez-vous or Réveille-toi?

Tell your friend: "Wake up!": ________ !(HINT: se réveiller = to wake up)My answer is Réveillez-vous, and why is it not correct?

Asked 5 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Understanding ne .... point (negation)

In French films, I have often seen "Je vais pas" used instead "je ne vais pas". So presumably "Je vais point" is also used colloquially.

Asked 6 years ago

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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

D'ailleurs vs. Au fait D'ailleurs, ça me rappelle que Paul m'avait prêté un livre palpitant.
Can i use "Au fait" in this sentence instead of "D'ailleurs"? Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

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D. K.A2Kwiziq community member

J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la mienne.Why mieux and not meilleure? Une bonne voiture, une voiture meilleure que la mienne?

Asked 9 years ago

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Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je vais chez le boucher.

Why "Je vais chez le boucher" and not "Je vais au boucher" when for going to boulangerie and marché, the answers are " je vais à la boulangerie" and "je peux aller au marché"? Are there certain places we need to use "chez" instead of "à"?

Asked 5 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Paulette n'aime que lui! (Paulette loves only him!). Is it necessary to use negative 'ne' Disjunctive/stress pronouns Lesson

Asked 10 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you use eut/fut instead of avait, is that wrong?I know it's only gonna be right for literary writing and storytelling, but still. You can do that instead of the pluperfect in writing, right?

Asked 8 years ago

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D. E.C1Kwiziq community member

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

Asked 9 years ago

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Jose R.C1Kwiziq community member

On peut dire aussi "Je puis", je crois. Mais c'est pas accepté dans les quiz. Pourquoi?

Asked 8 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Remater and Reregarder

I can't find either of these verbs in this form in any source, yet they are given as options for 'rewatch'. Although mater (already listed as 'very familiar' in Larousse and as 'argot' by the Academie-Française) and regarder are listed, neither shows up anywhere in 're' form ? Is this just slang - adding re- to any base verb as needed ?

Can you explain their origin and why they would be acceptable here ?

Asked 5 years ago

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