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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Gender of hyphenated nounsIn A1, there is a long lesson that tries to tell us how to infer a word's gender based on word ending patterns. Based on that, I can correctly guess that both "lave" and "vaisselle" are feminine, so why does dictionaries tell me "lave-vaisselle" is masculine ?
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lola K.A1Kwiziq community member
comment est-ce qu'on utilise le passe' simple?
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H. H.A1Kwiziq community member
Why isn’t Brazil masculine, it’s a country, ends in a letter other than e, not mentioned as an exception....
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Ann C.C1Kwiziq community member
Why does "There is some risk" translate to "Il y a un certain risque"instead of "Il y a un risque" ? It seems like saying there is some risk implies more that the risk is certain/sure/definite more than what the particular risk is.
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Mark S.C1Kwiziq community member
Des vs Quelques

The correct answer to "There are some girls" was Il y a des fille. I had Il y a quelques filles. This was deemed to be wrong. Can someone explain the difference?

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Will V.B1Kwiziq community member
Hi, thanks for your site. I would love some more examples of how 'meme' is used.Perhaps some youtube videos or something??
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Sandra L.B2Kwiziq community member
English vs American EnglishI find it amusing from this side of the pond. It is not good English here to say he's got a brother, he has a brother is more proper to the tongue. We ask how many siblings do you have? not have you got? Just usage, neither wrong. There are numerous expressions I see you Brits use and we don't!
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Liz H.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is the s dropped on the tu form of parle in the imperative?
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R. T.A1Kwiziq community member
How does this function relative to "il fault que"?
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Linda A.C1Kwiziq community member
Which is correct "du" or "de" in the sentence "Je ne fais pas ____ cheval.
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