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Olena Z.B2Kwiziq community member
passe-temps/hobby/dadaIs there any difference in meanings?
Asked 7 years ago
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Fan Z.A1Kwiziq community member
Nous nous lavons le soir. Ils se lavent tous les matins. Why use 'le soir' not 'les soirs' in that sentence? What is the difference?
Asked 7 years ago
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Peter L.C1Kwiziq community member
In this sentence, why is the 2nd "le" necessary?Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse
Asked 10 years ago
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L. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
avoir un exam?Is "avoir un exam" an idiom for passing an exam? Just wondering about the translation for one of the example sentences. I was thinking to pass the exam might be more like "Je veux que vous reussissiez tous votre examen?" and that the sentence above using avoir is referring to all taking or having exams? Merci pour l'aide !
Asked 9 years ago
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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ils n'auraient jamais pu comprendre tes raisons"Ils n'auraient jamais pu comprendre tes raisons" and "Il n'aurait jamais pu comprendre tes raisons". Both sentences sound alike. How to differentiate and write correctly on dictation?
Asked 8 years ago
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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
passer la serpillère (mop something)Where does mop, vacuum etc fit in with the different passer categories. Your site is unequalled don't worry too much about missing a few questions.
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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Note about répartir

The note about répartir in this lesson:

Note that the verb répartir is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word repartition, and does follow the regular -IR conjugation.

Is a little confusing, because 'partir' is not mentioned anywhere, and there is a very subtle difference with 'repartir' that is also not mentioned. Having some of this context would help!

Asked 8 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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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Anne est-elle allée au marché?In this example, could you also say " Est Anne allee au marche?" Would this also be correct?
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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Faire le menage vs nettoyer

I'm very familiar with the expression, "faire le menage". I chose to write "faire le nettoyage" to see if it would be accepted and it was marked wrong. The alternative phrase given was, "...mon marie et mois allons nettoyer..."

Larousse defines "nettoyer" as a transitive verb in which case doesn't "nettoyer" need a direct object? In that case, is "L'apres-midi mon mari et moi allons nettoyer et nos enfants vont ranger leurs chambres" correct?  Don't you need to say "...mon mari et moi allons nettoyer la maison..."?

In English, the verb, "to clean" is both transitive and intransitive which differs from the French.

Merci et Bonne Continuation

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