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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De tomates Vs Des tomates

Bonjour,

Why "1 kilo de tomates" and not "1 kilo des tomates"?

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Asked 5 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

au vs duIn a writing challenge, two correct sentences were: "Je suis considéré comme l'un des meilleurs footballeurs DU monde." and "Je suis considéré comme un des meilleurs joueurs de foot AU monde." Why is it "au monde" in the second one?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

grand- agreement in gender and numberThere are many occasions in French where words have to agree with something else in the sentence. So far, it has been either agreement in *both* gender and number (e.g. conjugating passé composé with être) or no agreement (e.g. conjugating passé composé with avoir). But today I came across the plural of grand-parent: "grands-parents" with an "s" in the middle. Yet, your mother's mother is a "grand-mère", not a "grande-mère". Are there more situations where there is agreement in number but not in gender or vice versa?

Asked 8 years ago

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Danica W.C1Kwiziq community member

Quel âge as toi?

Asked 6 years ago

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Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the phrase "J'en viens ..." what is the en referring to? It seems superfluous.

Asked 6 years ago

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John I.B2Kwiziq community member

vous êtes assis??Hi - the example "Le canapé dans lequel / où vous êtes assis m'a coûté une fortune", the translation has me a bit confused (where you're sitting = vous êtes assis). My mind wants to make "where you're sitting" the present tense - ie: vous (vous) asseyez. However if the passé composé is correct, my brain wants to either write vous vous êtes assis, or vous avez assis?? Thanks in advance..

Asked 9 years ago

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

whats the difference between " She only went" and " she went only"

Asked 7 years ago

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Terence O.A0Kwiziq community member

When would you use << faire >> as compared to other verbs? For example, "I am making a cake" as compared to "I am baking a cake". I guess I'm asking whether it's safe to substitute << faire >> for other French verbs that I haven't learnt if in English the verb can be replaced with "doing" or "making".

Asked 7 years ago

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Yuri G.C1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between "jeudi prochain" and "le jeudi d'arpès»? Would it be correct to explain that "jeudi prochain" is the next Thursday, i.e. from today, while "jeudi d'après" is "the following Thursday" regardless the time reference point (i.e. it could be the next Thursday from the event that had taken place a year ago) ?

Asked 8 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plus Jamais et Jamais Plus

I thought "plus jamais" et "jamais plus" were both acceptable.

Asked 5 years ago

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