French language Q&A Forum

Why does one say "j'ai arrêté de parler" and not "je me suis arrêté de parler"? 

arrêter is a transitive verb and thus to my understanding takes an object but the verb parler can not be an object in the example above. So how do I know what one to use.

I understand "des escargots"  but then why is it "les vins" ?  He tasted [some] snails... we drank [all the] wine?

Reverso context gives several examples of passer being used to mean to pass an exam.

What am I missing????

May have found a missing translation. I put "j'ai choisi de passer le reste de la nuit dans les buissons de Mme. Maron !" and was marked wrong, but "j'ai décidé de passer le reste de la nuit dans les buissons de Mme Maron !" and "j'ai choisi de finir la nuit dans les buissons de Mme Maron !" are accepted translations.

You use rapidement = vite = fast in another question !!!

HI,

I was wondering is there a simple rule to learn about the adjectives followed by the complement? I just feel like sometimes I get them and then when I choose an answer it's not right. Should I be learning something before I work on that?

Thanks 

Nicole

Hi! I saw this answer in a test, and it said, ______ immenses vagues venaient vers moi. Two of the options were "D'" and "Des". I put 'Des' as the answer, but in the results, they said the correct answer was 'D' ". Can you explain please?

Thanks for understanding.