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AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Nick asked: "Why is "Non, il n'a pas vu Paul ou Sam" incorrect?"Isn't there a subtle difference between "No, he hasn't seen Paul or Sam" vs "No, he has seen neither Paul nor Sam"?
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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
s'attendre àI feel like I will never get this. You wrote "Note that s'attendre à is usually used for negative expectations (i.e., I expect something bad)" but then "You're expecting some happy news" is "Tu t'attends à de bonnes nouvelles." Happy news is neither negative or bad.
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Since "on" is singular, is, "On est Gentils," correct?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ça or il"Oh! J'ai regardé ça aussi hier." How can we know it is not "Oh! Je le ai regardé aussi hier." (with contractions)? Last time I asked this you pointed me to the c'est vs il est lesson but "ce" is not "ça" so I don't see how that helps.
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is there a liaison, pronouncing, "ils aiment leurs parents?"
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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
it doesn't work with other moments of the dayYou wrote "To emphasise that you're talking about "the evening before", you can also use the expression la veille au soir, but it doesn't work with other moments of the day (matin, après-midi)." Then how do I say the morning before?
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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
We expect everything from him?I think this lesson needs to be broken up into 2-3 smaller lessons. Since "On s'attend à tout de sa part" means "We expect anything from him." To say we expect EVERYTHING from him, do we just remove "à"? Thanks.
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AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
David asked: "Why does "au cas où" take the conditional rather than the subjunctive?"
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harriet t.A1Kwiziq community member
Definite vs possessive with clothingI was wondering if there's any rule as to when to use definite articles vs possessive adjectives with clothing? It seems like you use possessive adjectives for some things (mon pantalon, sa robe) but definite articles for others (les poches)?
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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Where can I find information on the site about different gerunds for ir-class verbs?
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