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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What are the rules as to when to use, "à," "de," or nothing?

Asked 8 years ago

Kristin H.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you say it was cloudy (past tense)?

Asked 5 years ago

Susan J.A1Kwiziq community member

so basically anything ending with "enir" is conjugated like venir ?

Asked 8 years ago

Atul K.A2Kwiziq community member

pourquoi il n'est pas: Je viens d'Hong Kong?

Je viens d'Omaha.

mais

Je viens de Hong Kong.

pourquoi il n'est pas

Je viens d'Hong Kong?

Asked 5 years ago

Sally T.C1Kwiziq community member

Alors que et le subjonctif

Faut-il qu’on utilise le subjonctif après « alors que »?

Asked 4 years ago

Kiattiyos L.C1Kwiziq community member

Can I use "Il sent mal."?

Asked 8 years ago

Helen B.A1Kwiziq community member

Does not the verb chanter begins with an “sh” sound? In your example “tu chante bien » the sh sounded like s.

Asked 6 years ago

Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

Heureux also an adverbe?

In the sentence Ils ont vécu heureux pendant des nombreuses années, is heureux being used as an adverbe? Heureusement, the adverb, seems to mean luckily rather than happily. Is this so?

Asked 5 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je ne sens plus mes jambesHello, in the writing test for A2 Week 35 'Je ne sens plus mes jambes' is given as the answer for a translation of 'I can't feel my legs anymore.' Since in this sentence 'jambes' are the object, this left me a bit confused. ~Could you help please?

Asked 7 years ago

James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'adore faire du shopping. Surely it is `faire les magasins` or `faire des courses`? Depending on the context.

Asked 6 years ago

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