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Madhavi Latha T.A2KwizIQ community member

Confusion between Pronouns

I cannot differenciate between pronoun etre a and le mien la mienne ...

What is the difference in their function (use)

Asked 6 years ago

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Les unes...les autres

The answer to this question:' Les femmes travaillent: ________ lavent et les autres cuisinen' is 'les unes'. I wrote 'certaines d'entre elles' which was marked wrong. Is it wrong because it's not what is being taught, or is it wrong because 'les autres' always follows ';les unes' and only 'les unes'? I find that hard to imagine.

Asked 5 years ago

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Rebecca L.C1KwizIQ community member

à peine and multiple meanings

In my readings of french, I come across this expression frequently, but it seems to have several different meanings. I would appreciate a lesson on the many different meanings for "à peine".

Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

This sentence in the writing challenges had me fooled: Mon meilleur ami Pierre, qui jusqu'à l'année dernière partageait un trois-pièce avec moi....My thought was the jusqu'à means the action ended, and thus, I used the passé composé. I realized it had been a habit, but how does one know what to do when more than one rule applies?

Asked 7 years ago

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Brian E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

ne pas

Why, in “Nous courons pour ne pas manquer notre train.”, do we have “ne pas manquer” and not “ne manquer pas”? I didn’t know that “ne pas” is valid.

Asked 6 years ago

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Paris K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of 'auxquelles'

salut forum et les experts

Je ne comprends pas l'utilisation de 'auxquelles' dans la phrase suivante 'Cette terre fertile produit de nombreuses gourmandises: olives, lavande, vignes, truffes, abricots, auxquelles il est très difficile de résister'

Pour quoi je ne pourrais pas également dire 'Cette terre fertile produit de nombreuses gourmandises: olives, lavande, vignes, truffes, abricots, qui sont très difficile de résister' ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ozan D.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

using "de laquelle" instead of d'où? Can I use "de laquelle" instead of d'ou

Les villes de lesquelles Je suis venus étaient toutes uniques.

does it work like that?

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ses funérailles

Is the plural used to describe one funeral?

Asked 4 years ago