French language Q&A Forum

In my readings of french, I come across this expression frequently, but it seems to have several different meanings.  I would appreciate a lesson on the many different meanings for "à peine". 

Thanks!

Salut, 

thank you in advance to anyone who can help me! I have three questions:

1. Of these three forms which would a French person use the most naturally in speaking and writing?  

2. Is it OK to use "duquel" and "de laquelle" when referring to people and not to things? 

3. If the verb is one which takes a different preposition (not "de") what should we use instead of "dont"? 

Merci beaucoup! 

I am not clear why my answer ( the second one) is not also correct based on the lesson.  What am I missing?

J'ai dix minutes de retard. CORRECT

Je suis en retard de dix minutes.  INCORRECT - Why??

Pour quoi "les Mienes" what if the speaker is masculine

When to use a, au and chez?

Is it not a hard rule that verbs take être when followed by a preposition? In this phrase, I used avoir, which was wrong but there is no preposition that I can see: Quand vous y (êtes or avez) retourné, le corps avait disparu. Seems like retourner is followed by a noun. I use this method to determine quickly which auxiliary to use so would like to know if there are exceptions. Many thanks. 

Why is plus-que-parfait used in this sentence: Après avoir été témoin de la naissance de son poulain, j'avais refusé de les quitter et la fermière m'avait laissé dormir dans l'écurie avec eux.

Doesn't plus-que-parfait suggest that the actions had occurred before something else? Because we're talking about something that happened after the birth, shouldn't it just be passe compose?

What is the difference between « cet costume vous va bien » and « cet costume vous convient »?

All the examples listed for when "non plus" is the appropriate response for sentences that include "ne ... pas." I am curious if you can use "non plus" if the negative adverb is other than "ne ... pas"? 

E.g., "Je ne vais jamais au cinéma." "Moi non plus"

Also, what if the statement is positive and you respond in negation? E.g., "J'aime la vanille" and I don't like vanilla. Do I say, "moi non plus," or is "moi non" the right response? 

Thanks!