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Ayanda I.A0Kwiziq community member

Use of "as" and "es"

What is the difference between "es" and "as"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Should we say "Je lui pense" instead of "Je pense à elle"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Helena F.B2Kwiziq community member

"en même temps" vs. "à la fois"

There seems to be a subtle difference between en même temps and à la fois when expressing "at the same time"; can you state the general rule?

Asked 4 years ago

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Christer L.C1Kwiziq community member

Elle/lui

Greetings!

I don’t get why “her” is sometimes elle and sometimes lui. Can someone explain.

Christer

Asked 6 years ago

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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement"Why isn't the translation for the "il mange seulement des pates le samedi, translated "He eats only" as in the first 2 examples since seulement is an adverb which is usually translated "He only eats:...

Asked 8 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do we express "to make someone late?"The Week One B2 writing challenge used "mettre" rather than "faire" to say when something (a taxi) made me late ("m'a mis en retard"). Is there a lesson with some examples on using mettre? Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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Larry S.C1Kwiziq community member

Vieux - singular or/and plural?

Hi,

I thought that "vieux" can be singular AND plural but the quiz says it is only singular.

Asked 5 years ago

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Siobhán G.A2Kwiziq community member

Il me reste

Hi all,

Why would one say "il me reste des croissants" when "croissants" is a plural word and "il me reste" is a singular phrase? Is this just an expression?

Asked 5 years ago

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Lynn B.C1Kwiziq community member

Does the phrase "il est mort" mean "he is dead" as well as "he died"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Stacey H.Kwiziq community member

How to say five thirty in French

How to say 5:30 in french

Asked 6 years ago

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