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Race U.A1Kwiziq community member

Question on "Comment vous vous appelez?"

I am confused by the repeat of vous in this question and also in "Vous vous appelez M.Durand." Is this standard?

Asked 4 years ago

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Imperative and the subjunctive Hi there I'm glad to see someone else ask the question about "ayons-en" above. I see Ron has replied but I'm still unclear as to why the subjunctive is used in the imperative of some verbs and not others. Is there a lesson on this? Many thanks Alison

Asked 7 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je devais vs j'ai dûI though devoir in imparfait meant "was supposed to" and in passé composé meant "had to" so shouldn't it be "j'ai dû me lever plus tôt"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Elena E.A1Kwiziq community member

Why there is not liaison when we pronounce Des harricots? Should't it be pronounced as /dezaricot/ ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Bill A.B2Kwiziq community member

nous nous sommes brosséI'm confused this is a reflexive verb, so uses etre, and with a plural subject. So why is it not "nous nous sommes brosséS"?

Asked 6 years ago

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ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

is de peur que is similar de crainte que?According to my understanding, they are similar, so we can use them as same in a sentence? ex : je me relave le verre de peur qu'il ne soit pas propre. ou de crainte qu'il ne soit pas propre. are they correct?

Asked 8 years ago

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G. C.A2Kwiziq community member

When do you use "en face de" vs. "devant"?

For example, I am in front of the school could be: Je suis en face de l'ecole or Je suis devant l'ecole?

Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is "Je vais à la ville" correct?

Asked 7 years ago

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les nôtres or les nosIn the question about ses plantes sont plus belles que _____ I got the response les nos. As incorrect. The correct response is les nôtres. Please help me understand when nos is used?

Asked 7 years ago

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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement"Why isn't the translation for the "il mange seulement des pates le samedi, translated "He eats only" as in the first 2 examples since seulement is an adverb which is usually translated "He only eats:...

Asked 7 years ago

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