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chris w.B1Kwiziq community member

C'est vrai ?: je n'a plus d'eau

Asked 8 years ago

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Chris M.C1Kwiziq community member

Que faisiez-vous, avant que je n’arrive?This is from a Le Petit Nicholas story. Is the second phrase identical to "avant que je ne sois arrivé?" The meaning is clearly "before I arrived". Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Nous changions de voiture tous les ans". Why can't we say "Nous changions une/notre voiture tous les ans"?

When do we use "changer de" and when do we use "changer"? What is their difference?

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

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Gurmeet B.B2Kwiziq community member

If I want to say I eat only apples, is it: Je ne mange que les pommes.Would this also mean I only eat apples?

Asked 7 years ago

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Rafael S.A0Kwiziq community member

.j'ai trente ans, je n'ai pas vingt-neuf ans.

j'ai trente ans, je n'ai pas vingt-neuf ans.

Asked 8 years ago

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Margolit P.C1Kwiziq community member

How do you say "I have neither a son nor a brother." ?

Asked 6 years ago

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milan s.C1Kwiziq community member

My response shouldn't be marked incorrect if my keyboard doesn't have "the pound" symbol

Asked 7 years ago

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John W.C1Kwiziq community member

'You don't have to'Something I've always struggled with in France is when I don't want to say 'You must not', but rather 'You don't have to', for example: I don't want to say, 'You must not come straight away', but rather, 'You don't have to come straight away'. Can somebody point me to a good lesson on this, or let me know how to do it?

Asked 7 years ago

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Vanessa P.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi. I am confused about some of the sentences in this lessonSome sentences seem very similar to "will have" (futur antérrior) and I can't tell the difference. For example: Apparemment, ils seraient partis ce matin. Apparently, they would have left this morning. Selon Tom, elles seraient rentrées chez elles vers 3 heures. According to Tom, they would have come home around 3. Why would you not say"According to Tom, they will have come home around 3" or "Apparently they will have left this morning"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Shouldn't "J'ai vu des endroits magnifiques" translate as "I've seen some magnificient places?"Here "des" precedes the noun, not an adjective, and therefore it does not become "de" or "d'" but it is still the partitive indefinite article "some."

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