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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

DevaitI have an extract from a book i am reading. In this extract does devait mean must have. Can you explain Lorsqu’il a su que c’est au tabagisme ininterrompu de sa mère que Camille devait le handicap de sa petite taille, Armand a été troublé.

Asked 8 years ago

Eileen B.A2Kwiziq community member

'Let's finish'/'Finish!'So if 'let's finish our homework' is 'finissons nos devoirs', what would 'finish our homework!' be? (As in you're telling else to do it) Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

ian L.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of final 'e' in feminineIn the recording examples of feminine endings which are said not to sound different almost all the feminine words are given a distinct (if very short) '-yuh' sound at the end. Is this purely to add emphasis or because they are ending a sentence, or is it actually a different sound?

Asked 8 years ago

Mohit M.B2Kwiziq community member

The pronunciation of "plus" in de plus en plus in the last example (J'ai de plus en plus de mal à me concentrer.) has 's' in both the plusIs this correct? Because in all other examples only the plus has 's' prononuced as it is followed by vowel 'e'.

Asked 6 years ago

Dzoan L.B1Kwiziq community member

m'endormeMa mère me berçait dans ses bras jusqu'à ce que je m'endorme. This sentence confuses me. What tense is m'endorme? Is that present tense? Why is it present tense here? Shouldn't it be l'imparfait as well? Merci.

Asked 8 years ago

Winston K.C1Kwiziq community member

Translation of confus

Les paroles du médecin sont très confuses. Il parle confusément.

This sentence is best translated as "The words from the doctor are very confusing. He speaks confusingly".

Asked 4 years ago

Megan J.A0Kwiziq community member

Je suis anglaise.

Asked 9 years ago

Debora M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I am confused with whether I should use the subjonctive in this sentence. Je suis contente que tu aies aimé l'exercice.

Je suis contente = emotion

But I know that the person loved the exercice because she already told me. So, shouldn't it be passé composé? "Je suis contente que tu as aimé l'exercice."

merci, tutu

Asked 6 years ago

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In this case, car is used in the same sense as parce que?

Asked 6 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If d'ici une heure can mean within an hour or by 1:00, how can one know which meaning to take from it?

Asked 7 years ago

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