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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cadet/ aineeI have heard cadet used to mean youngest of a group of siblings., as aine ( no accents on keyboard) is used to mean the eldest or first born. why can cadet not be used for youngest daughter . In your writing challenge you did not offer cadet as a possibility although for a previous sentence you used ainee for the oldest .

Asked 7 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

un garçon vilainApparently vilain comes before the noun, but doesn't that adjective put the boy into a distinct category? and thus shouldn't it come after the noun? On the other hand lots of adjectives that come before the noun seem to me to put them into categories too. Such as genteel....How to see the difference?

Asked 7 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it not Je me les brosses (les dents) rather than je me les brosse?

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Meher D.A2Kwiziq community member

Does the form of spelling Appelle change with the gender of the person speaking?

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Ajit K.B1Kwiziq community member

What will be the case when one thing is masculine and the other is feminine? Ni l'un ni l'autre OR Ni l'une ni l'autre OR something else?

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Pamela M.A2Kwiziq community member

What does the ( not -ant) in the title mean, or refer to?

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T. E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

On a childhood record album, I learnedAinsi font, font, font les petites marionettes. Ainsi font, font, font trois petits tours et puis s'en vont! (Although I had incorrectly remembered it as 'et puis s'en va'.)Now I know better! Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

Stephen L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Will like or would likeIn 10 years time...je voudrais être vivant...or Je voudrai être vivant...would like or will like...I wrote je voudrais and someone wrote that it should be future and not conditional..je voudrai...I .found it confusing ...please clarify ))))

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

jouer au tennisHow can it be almost correct to say this when the lesson lists it as a way to say it???

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Not sure that you would ever say the police is coming!

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