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In my experience, ''fin de semaine'' is used in Quebec much more than ''weekend''. Are they interchangeable in France?
Il fait should always be followed by an adjective, and il y a used with nouns."
Isn't saying "Il fait du soleil" saying 'it is sunny?' Sunny being an adjective?
I searched quinze heures et quart on Google Search, and found that it is acceptable, however my answer was reported wrong. Please let me know if I have done something wrong, and I appreciate your efforts? Thank you.
is pire only for adjectives and not for adverbs? eg is it correct to say "je danse le plus mal", but wrong to say "je danse le pire"? thanks!
Hi Jim,
Thanks very much for your response. My query was based on my understanding that, 'lui' referred to their invention- the hot air balloon, which is inanimate. Further clarification would be welcome.
Elle et moi n'avons pas le même rythme de vie, je comprends ça
could I say instead :
Elle et moi n’avons pas le même rythme de vie, je le comprends
Hi. Regarding the Ikea (C1) exercise https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/exercises/judge/1046/12894963?response=2395393&page=8
It links to this lesson and gives the best answer as "elles m'ont quand même forcée à faire tous les rayons !".
Why would it be forcée and not forcé in this case? Wouldn't it be the same as the indirect object pronouns shown in this lesson?
2. Ce dessert économique est fait 'de farine', 'de lait', 'de beurre' et 'de cassonade' (et ici, pourqoui pas 'de la farine', 'du beurre' et 'de la cassonade'?)
Merci bcp
Des boules Quiès- is that a brand name?Great lesson, thanks.
In doing a translation exercise something was modified in English as being "the second most" + adj + noun (ex. the fifth richest county in the state). Could you add an example like to this lesson? Because how it's written in French turned out not to be a direct translation to English and it is not clear to me how to address a phrase like this from this lesson.
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