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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

L. W.C1Kwiziq community member

referring to females only from a mixed group?If you were referring to some females only but within a mixed gender group, could you say 'certaines d'entre eux'?

Asked 7 years ago

Kyaw Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Bonjour.Which conjugated verb will a proper noun take? How about common nouns? Is there any difference in singularity and plurality of the verbs as in English?

Asked 7 years ago

Nick P.B2Kwiziq community member

Il ne mange qu'une moitié du biscuit. He only eats one half of the biscuit.Does this not also means 'he eats only one half of the biscuit'? Or if not, how do you differentiate between these two meanings? Thanks

Asked 7 years ago

Suzanne D.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the conjugation and is it similar to any other verb conjugation?

Asked 7 years ago

Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

learning French language or learning how to use a computerSince I am «old school» and did not grow up with computers, I am always curious if the online educational sites are for the purpose of simply getting people to learn to use a computer correctly or if they are for the purpose of learning the subject matter presented. To that goal, is this a user group to learn the French language or to learn the computer usage with the French language as the medium? I hope someone can/will answer this.

Asked 7 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I am giving you the keys so that you can come in versus I am calling you so that you can come?In the first sentence puisses entrer is used, in the second viennes with the can understood. Is it a general rule that can is as it were rolled into the subjunctive unless a physical possibility is being discussed?

Asked 8 years ago

sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

liquide -cashwhen would you use the french liquide to mean cash in english. thank you

Asked 8 years ago

Patrick R.A0Kwiziq community member

Would this be correct, as well?

Asked 8 years ago

Patrick R.A0Kwiziq community member

Does this mean that these examples are correct:Un lingot rouge. Un très rouge lingot. Un lingot incroyablement très rouge.

Asked 8 years ago

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