Nous devons utiliser une tierce personne comme témoin. (We must use a third party as a witness.)This example contradicts the rule immediate preceding it:
You use tiers (masculine) or tierce (feminine) instead of troisième when expressing a fraction, a portion of something (= one third of), as opposed to a rank or an order (= third out of).
A third party follows the some nomenclature as the third person. It is not a third of a party as if someone was having their legs chopped off. A third party to an agreement is anyone who isn't one of the signatories (ie., 'you and me'.)
It seems therefore to be an exception to the rule stated, rather than an example of the rule, as it is presented.
addendum;
This also appears to apply to "third-world", as there is a first world (NATO/OTAN countries), second world (communist bloc countries), and third-world (non-aligned countries).
The rule given in this lesson also seems to conflict with Cécile's comment on https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/in-the-example-j-ai-bu-un-tiers-de-la-bouteille-the-audio-speaker-is-a-woman-and-the-word-bottle-is where she says: "The adjective 'tiers/tierce' will only be used in certain expressions...It has very limited use...'.
I interpret this as 'the adjective "tiers/teirce" is only used in special cases, which you will just have to learn'.
In the quiz, I translated "He took my hand" as "Il a pris la main", but was marked wrong. The correct answer is "Il a pris ma main" but I thought we can write la main for my hand
I have already pointed out that it has turned out to be impossible to introduce a cedilla in our responses, either using the directions on your page or keyboard commands that usually works for MS Word. So, I will always be faulted for this apparent mistake even though I have done my best to avoid it.
Regarding 'Ils ________ pendant les vacances." you give the answer as 'auront grandi'. Reverso gives both an avoir and an etre form forr the future anterior of grandir. I assumed as this was intransiitive it would be the etre form?
why is et elle adore les livres and not des livres? is't it loving just books and not some specific "definite" books?
This example contradicts the rule immediate preceding it:
You use tiers (masculine) or tierce (feminine) instead of troisième when expressing a fraction, a portion of something (= one third of), as opposed to a rank or an order (= third out of).
A third party follows the some nomenclature as the third person. It is not a third of a party as if someone was having their legs chopped off. A third party to an agreement is anyone who isn't one of the signatories (ie., 'you and me'.)
It seems therefore to be an exception to the rule stated, rather than an example of the rule, as it is presented.
addendum;
This also appears to apply to "third-world", as there is a first world (NATO/OTAN countries), second world (communist bloc countries), and third-world (non-aligned countries).
The rule given in this lesson also seems to conflict with Cécile's comment on https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/in-the-example-j-ai-bu-un-tiers-de-la-bouteille-the-audio-speaker-is-a-woman-and-the-word-bottle-is where she says: "The adjective 'tiers/tierce' will only be used in certain expressions...It has very limited use...'.
I interpret this as 'the adjective "tiers/teirce" is only used in special cases, which you will just have to learn'.
To say "I liked spending time with you" which is the correct answer, or can they both be correct?
a) J'ai aimé...
b) J'ai bien aimé...
Why is il habite without an apostrophe if it begins with h
Would this sentence be correct?
Je me réveillé à huit du matin. Nous sommes allées du faire shopping. Lorsque je suis rentré. Je pratiqye Mon français et je regarde le télévision.
Je nettorai ma chambre demain. Aussi je parle à Mon copain. Sure le telephone. Aujourd'hui je Marche dans mon visions.
Merci pour votre aider
question was write nine thirty so i put du matin and it was marked wrong, just nine thirty was correct. thought we were meant to specify. when i used 24 hour clock i get marked wrong.
what are the rules as im getting so confused.
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