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Jessica K.B1Kwiziq community member

Y vs là vs là-bas

Hi, could you please explain the difference in using y/là/là-bas

For example,

I'm going to the beach tonight

Je vais y aller ce soir

Je vais aller là ce soir

Je vais aller là-bas ce soir

Is there a difference in these phrases?

Asked 5 years ago

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Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why 'avoir' instead of 'etre' before 'raison'I saw in one of the examples the following sentence. Je crois que mon ami a raison. why is 'a' used before 'raison'. Shouldn't it be 'est' if we speak literally?

Asked 8 years ago

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C R.A1Kwiziq community member

Coca vs. cola

Why is it "coca" rather than "cola"? Is that because it is a brand?

Asked 4 years ago

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s b.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Questions with vous form?

Asked 7 years ago

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Susan G.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it 'ce sont mes livres' not 'c'est'?Above it says when a thing is about to be mentioned always use 'c'est'. The previous mention is in another sentence.

Asked 9 years ago

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FISEHA G.A1Kwiziq community member

Quelle est la difference entre dans, en et pandent?

Asked 9 years ago

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marilyn f.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is ne used with the expression avant que? What fuction does it have?

Asked 9 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ma tête ou la tête ?

What is the difference between "ma tête me fait mal" y

"la tête me fait mal". They seem the same to me.

Asked 6 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Placement of "long""long" is listed here and elsewhere as an adjective that goes before the noun, so how come there are approximately the same number of hits on google for "longs cheveux" and "cheveux longs" (including quotation marks to preserve order) ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Que/quoiThis lesson tells us to use Que at the beginning, or Quoi at the end of a question. So what about the phrase "Quoi de neuf ?"

Asked 9 years ago

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