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Philip M.Kwiziq community member

Use of 'formidable'

I need help understanding this sentence that one person says to another: C'est formidable que vous avez l'air seul.

"It's great that you look alone/lonely" just doesn't make sense, or, at least, it's not a very nice thing to say to someone.

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Nous avons ouvert la fenêtre car il fait trop chaud.

Six years on from the last question in Q&A (asking why not "faisait") the sentence just came up again in a Kwiz: the English equivalent is common usage but I’d like to know why the French one doesn’t seem to follow the usual concordance of tenses?

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Alina a.C1Kwiziq community member

Tu es sortie bien que je n'étais pas / ne sois pas d'accordHow would you say "You went out even though I wasn't OK with it." ?

This correction confuses me, because in the English phrase the past tense is used (I wasn't OK with it). Is this an error or can you explain why my answer was wrong?Tu es sortie bien que je ne suis pas d'accord.Tu es sortie bien que je n'étais pas d'accord.Tu es sortie bien que je ne serais pas d'accord.Tu es sortie bien que je ne sois pas d'accord.

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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why "ce sont devenues"?

Why "ce sont devenues" rather than "ces sont devenues" in the last sentence?

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Barry B.A2Kwiziq community member

Ennuyer reflexive?

I did not think ennuyer is reflexive. Therefore, I used ai and not suis.

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Raymond F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

joué à un jeu

Pourquoi n'est pas à et un contracté dans la phrase joué à un jeu? Joué au jeu?

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shiloh L.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is it téléphoné and not téléphonée? - Est-ce qu'elle a téléphoné à ses parents ? - Oui, elle leur a téléphoné hier.

Why is it téléphoné and not téléphonée?

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Zilin X.A0Kwiziq community member

Vous êtes un chercheur’’ is correct?!‘Vous êtes un chercheur, spécialiste des conflits, pro de ce qu’on appelle le dialogue humanitaire.’ I get this text from a French programme ‘Pour Info’. Why it’s correct with breaking the rule of omitting the indefinite with professions?

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janTantan L.C1Kwiziq community member

Omettre le « ne » à l'oral ?

Est-ce que le « ne » qui suit « personne » et « rien » est omis en français parlé, ou est-ce qu'on dit quand même « ne », même dans un registre très familier ?

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David F.B2Kwiziq community member

Multiple choice answers inconsistent

I took a multiple-choicequiz with this sentence: Which of the following means "They leave work at 7pm." ?

The first time I took it I was told the correct answer was “ Ils laissent leur travail à 19h.”

So the second time I took it I chose that sentence. However it was marked as incorrect with the correct answer given as: Ils quittent leur travail à 19h.

How can a sentence be marked correct one time and incorrect the second time?

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