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"The main difference with qu'est-ce que is that this alternative form is never followed by the inverted form when using subject pronouns: " To reword, does this mean that 'qu'est-ce que' cannot be followed by an inversion?
Is there a lesson that helps us to understand the distinction between each of these three verbs (revenir, rentrer, retourner) and when one is used versus the other?
In the sentence which I did not get correct it was shown as:
On ne doit pas parler la buche pleine.
My question is why is "with"/avec not used?
J'aimerais savoir si le verbe rencontrer dans la phrase "Je suis désolée que vous rencontriez des problèmes..." est au subjonctif ou à l'imparfait?
Le dialogue https://french.kwiziq.com/learn/reading/au-secours-je-n-ai-plus-internet?utm_source=blk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msg_628865
I understand why “Quel est le meilleur aspirateur? “ uses meilleur but would the answer to that question in a shop be “Cet aspirateur est mieux que ceux-là.”, or Cet aspirateur est meilleur que ceux. Is a general statement (using mieux) able to be used for comparing two specific objects the speakers are pointing to, trying on, testing out, deciding between?
In the negative half of the lesson, the adjective plus mauvais seems to be used for similarly structured sentences. Mon accent est plus mauvais que le tien. and Ses résultats sont plus mauvais que l'année dernière.
Did you know that the position of adverbs can vary in French just like in English?
shouldn't it be "de nouvelles technologies"? no s if an adjective comes before noun?
Going up to the attic takes être? I’m confused since the instructions seem clear that going up to something takes avoir. Help please?
Verbs in -AYER, in spoken French (included written dialogue in a play for example) also accept an alternative version where the y is kept (and also pronounced differently)
How do we know which verbs accept the alternative version?
Je ne comprends pas pourquoi on peut dire "la robe la plus belle"?
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