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I had not come across this verb before, and thought it would behave like an ir verb wth a past participle of acquéri. Could you tell me which other verbs follow the same pattern as acquérir? Or is it completely irregular?
What is the infinitive of envie in this context: avoid envie de
is envie a verb?
in french how do you say they/them pronouns without it being pluralized? I know iel for they but i’m having trouble finding a singular them
Why not just "jusqu'août"? What does the 'en" bring that is not already there? Thanks.
After trying this exercise several times in the past few weeks, I'm still trying to figure out
1) why "They stayed there to watch..." is "Elles sont restées..." instead of "Elles y sont restées.." Is "there" implied and therefore the "y" is unnecessary?
2) why s'approcher is used in the instance of the people approaching the fence while approcher is used in the horses timid approach. Both connote gradually moving closer, don't they?
The question asked for the correct version translated with despite not in spite but this is still labeled correct. I'm confused.
Are these correct?
1. J'étais née le lundi 26 mars 1983.
2. J'étais née lundi. (I was born on Monday) ...talking about a specific context / specific thing that happened on that day, so no "le" used?
3. La réunion est le mercredi 14 avril à 8h.
4. La réunion est mercredi. (The meeting is on Wednesday) .....talking about a specific context / specific thing that will happen on that day, so no "le" used?
Hi, which is correct? C'est la responsabilité des enterprises de réduire les quantités de plastique mis/mises sur le Marché
I have been subscribed to Lawless French for many years and appreciate your lessons, and also the Kwizig quizzes at the end of each lesson, but recently where I read "Test yourself on some of the French grammar used in this article" no quiz follows. Can you tell me why??
Why is indefiinite article omitted from Quelle excellente ideée?
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