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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

D'ailleurs vs. Au fait D'ailleurs, ça me rappelle que Paul m'avait prêté un livre palpitant.
Can i use "Au fait" in this sentence instead of "D'ailleurs"? Thanks.

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Could you explain the use of 'pendant que' in this sentence.

Nous avons attendu pendant qu'il changeait le pneu.

Why is 'que' needed? The 2nd clause uses the imparfait. So, except for le present, can other tenses follow 'pendant que' ?

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Ethan B.A2Kwiziq community member

Subjonctif passé for "jusqu'à ce que"?

Could you say "jusqu'à ce que j'aie trouvé la personne" instead of "jusqu'à ce que je trouve la personne"?

Asked 3 years ago

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A. Bryce L.C1Kwiziq community member

Gender of regions, counties etc.Ils habitent dans le Yorkshire.They live in Yorkshire.Does this mean all British counties are masculine? And the many regions ending in "-side" eg. Le Merseyside?I am giving up on this topic, for the tenth time (using several websites). I have been doing an hour a day for 3 years, and am no closer to getting a decent score in your test.I am not remotely interested in Swiss cantons, -whatever they are, or American states,- some of which I've heard of, so I have to avoid this topic in all the apps that I use. I'm not suggesting this is your fault, - it's just too hard for me.Still love the website though!!!

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is "le" omitted from "le français"?

When is "le" omitted from "le français"? Is it only with "parler", or is there a general rule? I ask in relation to this Q&A:

"He will study either French or Italian" = "Il étudiera soit le français soit l'italien".

Asked 3 years ago

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Marisa M.C1Kwiziq community member

Spelling - hanoukia or hanoukkia?

In the exercise "Hanoucca dans ma famille (Vocabulaire)", it is spelled "hanoukkia" with two k's. Are both spellings correct, or just one? Thank you!

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E. A.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it possible to form inverted questions with reflexive verbs when the subject is "je"?

One of the examples given is:

- T'appelles-tu Martine?

- Is your name Martine?

How would one say "Is my name Martine?"

My ear says that the kind of inversion describe in this lesson ("M'appelle-je Martine?") isn't allowed in French for the first person singular. But I could be wrong.

In any case, it'd be helpful to add either an example, or a specific note that this isn't allowed, to the lesson. Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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Kathryn K.C1Kwiziq community member

Note that you gave a oint - mont Blanc - but when I wrote 'mont Blanc' Kwizbot correcte this to 'Mont Blanc' but then showed above 'mont Blanc' again.

Asked 3 years ago

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passê Composé vs Imparfait

Mes parents ont toujours été là pour moi. Can you help me understand why PC was used and not Imparfait? To me, it seems like a statement of actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past over an undefined period. Merci pour vos conseils !

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Ethan B.A2Kwiziq community member

Laisser vs déposer?

In the second last sentence, could you use "déposerai" instead of "laisserai"?

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