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A. R.B1Kwiziq community member

joue à la/fais de la natation

As I understand the lesson, faire du/de la is used for habitual activities and joue à is used for ongoing or current activities. Is this wrong?

If not, how come "Elle joue à la natation." is wrong for "She goes swimming"?

The lesson has "Tu fais de la natation" as an example where it means the person does this habitually/in a club or something. So wouldn't "Elle fait de la natation" mean "She swims", "She's in a swimming club" or something, i.e. that she swims habitually?

Asked 5 years ago

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Rhea S.B2Kwiziq community member

Puis vs ensuite

Salut! In the last sentence I had written “ensuite” instead of puis but this is marked incorrect. I thought they were interchangeable? Please can you tell me the difference?

Asked 5 years ago

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Cs A.A2Kwiziq community member

flowers in plural?

Why is it des fleurs and not des fleures? As i understand it, flowers are feminine.

Thanks

Asked 7 years ago

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Marian C.C1Kwiziq community member

'plus de' or 'plus des'?

I am questioning the use of "des" in this sentence:

Je vous ressers plus des pommes de terres. (Do I serve you more potatoes?)

Shouldn't it be "de" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Maddie D.A1Kwiziq community member

D'animaux vs DES animauxWhy is it "Elle n'aime pas d'animaux" rather than "Elle n'aime pas DES animaux"? I didn't think that it mattered if the noun started with a vowel when it was plural; it would alway become "des" and the 's' would be pronounced in front of the vowel sound.

Asked 8 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Which is correct? Elle a des cheveux longs ou Elle a des longs cheveux?

Elle a des cheveux longs ou Elle a des longs cheveux?

Elle a des cheveux courts ou Elle a des courts cheveux?

Asked 3 years ago

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Christina S.C1Kwiziq community member

Pouvait verses pourrait

Could you please explain the difference between Pouvait and Pourrait

Asked 6 years ago

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diana b.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

prefix re as in rechercher, retrouver, Is there much difference between grouper & regrouper, chercher & rechercher, trouver&retrouver? The "re" prefix doesn't always seem to mean to redo as it would in english.

Asked 7 years ago

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Parmeet S.A2Kwiziq community member

How to say "Thanks for watching this video" in French at the end of a video?

Can we say "Merci de regarder cette video" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

agreement of reflexive verbs

Can anyone refer me to the lesson as to why "je me suis brossé les dents" brossé has no extra e and the speaker is a woman. Has to do with "les dents" being the direct object, I think, but would love to read the lesson.

Asked 6 years ago

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