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Dino B.B1Kwiziq community member

D'immenses vagues venaient vers moi. - why not "Les immenses vagues"?Why is an indefinite article used here, and definite in the verse "Comme la vague irrésolu"?

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chris w.B1Kwiziq community member

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

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?

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John B.C1Kwiziq community member

La police/la gendarmerie? a subtle distinction?

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Joyance M.B2Kwiziq community member

Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "quel" question...Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "que" question, must the question "Ce qui fait peur ici?" always begin with "ce que" because the answer is unknown (not mentioned previously?) even though it refers to a noun and not a phrase/sentence? If so, when can a question begin with Quel? Only if the answer was already mentioned?

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Dino B.B1Kwiziq community member

Please explain using des/de in "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes"In the phrase "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes", why do we say "des reines", but "de femmes" (why not "des femmes")?

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diane l.B2Kwiziq community member

How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?Il n'a pas une voiture. Il en a deux.

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do we express "to make someone late?"The Week One B2 writing challenge used "mettre" rather than "faire" to say when something (a taxi) made me late ("m'a mis en retard"). Is there a lesson with some examples on using mettre? Thanks.

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Janet Z.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you still "I am going to (city)."?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjunctive when?"Il (verbe1) que (pronom) (verbe2)" Is verbe2 to be in the subjunctive mood for every verbe1 or only for some particular verbs?

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