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Sue H.C1KwizIQ community member

Les Lettres/la littérature; capitalisation of subject names

Are the terms "les lettres" and "la littérature" interchangeable?

When should subject names (les matières) be capitalised?

Asked 4 years ago

Amira G.A1KwizIQ community member

Où habites-tu? j'habite à Barcelone.

Why using ( en ) instead of (à ) in this sentence is incorrect?!

Asked 4 years ago

Peggie H.A2KwizIQ community member

Why is Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez I miss you and not you miss me

Asked 7 years ago

Judy B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

“Elle est coincée là-haut depuis plus de cinq heures”. Please explain why “est coincée” is in the present tense and not in the past tense.

Asked 7 years ago

Tatiana D.C1KwizIQ community member

L’histoire de la France

Bonjour à tous ! I did a bit of the research and I would say le Dauphin and Charles d’Orléans are two different people. Le Dauphin, the son of Charles VI and Isabeau of Bavaria, became indeed Charles VII but Charles d’Orléans is the son of the assassinated Louis I d’Orléans, Duke of Orléans.

Asked 6 years ago

Robert S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The following link was sent to me which includes a longer explanation of verbes transitive Indirecthttps://www.conjugaisonfrancaise.com/verbes/liste-verbes-transitifs-indirects.html

Asked 7 years ago

Fahad A.C1KwizIQ community member

unworn clothing

If I am talking about clothing that I own, but am not currently wearing, do I still use the definite article?

For example “La veste est sur le canapé” or “Ma veste est sur le canapé” ?

Asked 7 years ago

Ann D.A1KwizIQ community member

Qu'est -ce -que c’est que la voiture?

Qu’est-ce-que c’est que la voiture dans la rue?

Asked 7 years ago

Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The suggested answers to My favourite painting is called "The Sunflowers”, are

Mon tableau favori s'appelle "Les Tournesols” and Mon tableau préféré s'appelle "Les Tournesols”,... Presumably 'Ma painture' could be substituted for 'Mon tableau' ??

Asked 7 years ago

Heather W.C1KwizIQ community member

Après qu’il fut parti, tu détruisis toutes ses affaires.

What tense is “il fut parti”? It appears to be a compound tense with the auxiliary verb in passé simple.

Asked 6 years ago

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