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13,341 questions • 28,487 answers • 803,829 learners
Pardon for asking, but it states 'Elizabeth deux vient en France' in one of the Minikwizes for this lesson. I'm assuming she WENT to France, not came from [ in ? ] France. It makes no sense to me, but, to be honest, I had to do the country preposition lessons so many times it wasn't even funny. Perhaps I am being stupid, or perhaps I am just railing against my own inadequacies, but, To you I pose this question good sir or madame.
Alors, pourquoi utilise-on "avoir" au lieu de "être" avec courir, qui est un verb de mouvement?
Why are certain words (like five billion) written in plural while other words (like two thousand) are written in singular?
It would be so helpful with exercises like this if we could slow the playback down. I play it 20 times and still struggle at times.
Does anyone know of any websites where you can paste the sentence in and adjust the playback?
Thanks
The lesson states that « que » always follows « Je trouve » yet « Je trouve que Halloween est... » is given as a right answer.
What exactly does this phrase mean? I translate something like "Like a good granny cake". What is a granny cake?
I was asked to write "I am 10 minutes late" and I wrote "Je suis dix minutes en retard". I was told that this is incorrect, and the correct answer is "J'ai dix minutes de retard". Don't they both mean the same thing? Was I wrong?
I found Chris' post very helpful. Merci! What remains unclear is the use of de qui. Couple of specific questions 1) Can I say both "La fille dont je parle" or "la fille de qui je parle"? Or does the verbal clause (parler de) require dont even if it's a person? 2) Do I use de qui with a prep phrase in stead of duquel (and its derivatives)? For example, "La fille près de qui je me suis assise" Would "'de laquelle" be equally acceptable in that sentence?
I Have completed A1 & A2. While attempting for a test on this portal I am qualified to learn B1. I am interested to know how long it should take to complete the B1 level?
Many thanks in advance.
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