French language Q&A Forum

Hello - I do not understand why Cette année is used, and not Cet an. We are not referring to a whole period, rather to a specific event at the end of a year. 

You have used une in vous êtes une artiste but as i learnt from you that don't use un or une before any profession 

When do I use the à?

In the examples they  used à and didn’t use à and they both mean he’s going to call his parents. So how do I know when I should use à?

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

The verb “éviter” as was asked in a quiz stated-

Oui, évitons-.......... une situation embarrassante !

(Yes, let’s avoid them an awkward situation !)

The accepted answer stated - leur as opposed to les (answered by me)

So is it that the correct expression is-

Éviter à quelqu’un -> To avoid someone ? (Indirect object pronouns)

And then about things, would one say-

Éviter quelque chose -> To avoid something ? (Direct Object Pronouns)

Merci pour votre réponse!

Cordialement, Shrey.

"Note that because plus is used in a negative context here, you don't pronounce the final "s"."

I thought "par hasard" meant "by chance" and "au hasard" meant "randomly".  To me, this is similar to the difficulty in distinguishing au moins/du moins and enfin/finalement. 

I am a premium subscriber.  Why can't I take Kwizes more often than weekly or longer?