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Raleigh T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bad SoundHugo et eux ne s'entendent pas.  The sound is messed up on this.
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Mouhammad A.C1Kwiziq community member
What is she going to buy?

My answer "qu'est-ce qu'elle va acheter?" was marked wrong. Why?

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chris e.A1Kwiziq community member
keys to translate french sentences into English

how can get my translation right?

Imagine i got 4 out 80 available scores in this section ................

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Anna v.C1Kwiziq community member
an actrice is different from being an francaise

The translationof being an actress is je suis une actrice, pas une francaisee

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David C.C1Kwiziq community member
'Mais comme je l'ai dit'

Hi, the L in 'l'ai dit', is this just there to separate the vowels, or is it actually a pronoun? Doesn't really make much sense as a pronoun?

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Michael P.A1Kwiziq community member
Getting accents from a windows keyboard

The problem here is not my knowledge of conjugating the verb, but being able to get the accent on the e from my windows keyboard. How do I do that please?

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
A couple of questions

1. In your final translation you say “ je traverserais la ville sur une gondale “, which I understand, but could you say “ je traverserais la ville en gondale “ for “ I would cross the city by gondola “

2. My dictionary translates “ a feathered headdress “ as “ une coiffure “ and describes “ une coiffe “ as a lace headdress. Can I get away with simply stating “une coiffure” or do I need to clarify further with “ à plume “ ?

Asked 6 years ago
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Rut T.A1Kwiziq community member
How to say "some" in french

What would "some teacher" be in french if not -"un professeur"?

If it was "some teachers", It would have been ... something else?

Asked 3 years ago
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George H.C1Kwiziq community member
Should a comma follow the noun

Please can someone explain why, when there is an inverted question and the subject is a noun, there is not a comma after the subject, as I was taught when I learned French at school?

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Victor L.A2Kwiziq community member
Confusing Sometimes when to change the definite article in "avoir besoin de"

I understand when to use "de" as well as "de l" for vowels, however i also noticed sometimes "du" gets used which is confusing. Came across one of the posts by Tom in the comment section: j'ai besoin de soutien - I need support (general)

J'ai besoin du soutien du gouvernement - I need government support (specific)

How come this is still correct which still contains the word "support" with a different article: j'ai besoin d'un soutien financier and NOT j'ai besoin du soutien financier,

This actually confuses me the most:
j'ai besoin de soutien and NOT j'ai besoin du soutien. Last i checked, le soutien est masculin.



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