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Sue O.A2Kwiziq community member

So one saysElle aime ses parents. Ils aiment leurs parents Ils aiment leur père.

Asked 9 years ago

Tracy F.C1Kwiziq community member

Vers vs. EnvironVers midi, le soleil a commencé à briller.

Would not Environs midi... also be correct?

Asked 4 years ago

Elaine M.A0Kwiziq community member

Asked 6 years ago

sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

not really a question but a requestcould you include an impersonal in your examples such as the gas leak one becaue the il n'y ait threw me , not having given it due consideration. many thanks

Asked 8 years ago

Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the first quiz question of ni ni ne I noticed that the answer isn'a mangé...ni ni isn't this neither nor rather than neither of them.

Asked 8 years ago

Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Am I correct in thinking one uses demi when talking about something with an indefinite article and moite with a definite article?

Asked 7 years ago

Judy M.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is Lui used in the following sentence? I don't understand the use of lui rather than il in this sentence. Paul est mon meilleur ami. Lui, seul comprend mes problèmes.

Asked 8 years ago

Sampath M.A0Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! J'habite à Singapour, mais je suis Indien.C'est ma première leçon. Merci :-)

Asked 8 years ago

Leslie S.B2Kwiziq community member

I have just eaten my breakfast = I just ate my breakfast?

In terms of translating into French, it seems that the two phrases above are equivalent in meaning. All the examples use a construction in English that is correct but not necessarily how people would say it. It would be quite normal and grammatically correct to say the simpler phrase, "I just ate my breakfast." Would someone ever use the passe compose in the "venir de + infinitive", and if so, what does it mean in English? I expect that the venir in the pluperfect + infinitive would mean "I HAD just [done something]."

Asked 5 years ago

Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

Quoi also means what...How do you know when to use Quoi in a situation where ce qui and ce que is present.

Asked 8 years ago

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