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Emmanuelle G.C1Kwiziq community member

dernière semaine ou semaine dernière?

Hi! In the following question related to this lesson, why the word "dernière" is after the word "semaine", but the same does not apply with "dernier jour"?

He arrived the last day of last week. : Il est arrivé le dernier jour de la semaine ___.

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Asked 4 years ago

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Antonio K.A1Kwiziq community member

Mettre/Porter/Habiller

What is the difference between these three verbs? As far as I can understand, they all mean to dress.

Asked 5 years ago

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Bharadwaj n.A1Kwiziq community member

Why we say in French, “cette école “. Why it is not “cet école”? Because you école start with a vowel.

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Una M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En tant que vs comme

Hello there

Just wondering if I can use "comme" in the phrase "Et bien sûr, comme Wonder Woman" and if comme and en tat que are interchangeable.

Sincerely

Una

Asked 4 years ago

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Rux S.C1Kwiziq community member

Personne vs. Aucun(e) - please explainWhat is the difference between Aucun(e) and Personne. For example, in the test, why do you translate "Nobody spoke" with "Personne n'a parle" but consider incorrect "Aucun n'a parle"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Vanessa L.B2Kwiziq community member

How do you know when to use favori as opposed to préféré?

As I'm pretty sure they both mean favourite - does it matter on the context?

Asked 5 years ago

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Melvin P.A2Kwiziq community member

Maintenant vs Désormais: What is the difference between the two?

Asked 8 years ago

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Kathleen P.C1Kwiziq community member

télévision--why is the adjective masculine while the noun télévision is feminine: écrans de télévision français

Asked 3 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Part vs partie?

Quelle est la différence?

Asked 5 years ago

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Alexandra D.A1Kwiziq community member

when to use on veut vs nous voulons?

Asked 8 years ago

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