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Clare B.C1Kwiziq community member

Lack of pas in written languageI have quite often noticed that pas or other negative word is missing in written French, in newspapers and in books. I don't have an example at hand, though. Why is this and when can it happen?

Asked 6 years ago

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Rod B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aller àConfused re "These hats suit us" I put: Ces chapeaux... vont à nous" thinking that it had to contain the "aller à" form, and also that it'd be weird to end in the verb. But correct answer was "Ces chapeaux nous vont". Can you explain this one for me? Tx!

Asked 8 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plutôt que

Asked 7 years ago

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helena o.A1Kwiziq community member

'le musée du Louvre' and ' le musée d'Orsay'

Why is it 'le musée du Louvre' and ' le musée d'Orsay'

If I follow the logic for le musée du Louvre, then ' le musée d'Orsay' should be ' le musée de l'Orsay'

Asked 4 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Reported/indirect speechBonjour Aurélie, le sujet "discours indirécte" me manque parmi tous les leçons. Est-ce que tu as quelque chose planifié à le ajouter? -- Chris.

Asked 8 years ago

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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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ca l.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je l'appelle.Hi, how do we usually know what is the L' referring here normally?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To ask 'where is the chair?' using est-ce que and inversion form

est-ce que: should i say 'Où est-ce que la chaise?' or 'Où est-ce que la chaise est? or 'Où est-ce qu'est la chaise'?

inversion: 'Où la chaise est-elle?'

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Duke W.B2Kwiziq community member

Brain Map for Premium UsersBrain Map is not responsive to gestures in revealing more information (other than color codes) when used on an iPad with most current iOS with Safari as the browser. Thank you in advance as the feature is quite extraordinary if it will provide detailed analysis as the tutorial demonstrates. PS Are there plans to release kwiziq as an app (currently available only in a browser) and a "native speaker" segment as used in some other language apps?

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Trois sixièmes ou un demiI appreciate that exercise is showing how to write fractions. However, do they actually say "trois sixièmes" instead of "un demi" in everyday life?

Asked 7 years ago

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