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CrystalMaidenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why aren't there more questions for testing this?
There's like ten billion different animal names on this article alone, and yet only 7 are tested: chatte, lionceau, lionne, chat, jument, lapine, chienne. I've got 100% and I still don't feel anywhere near aced at it. It's frustrating.
This question relates to:French lesson "Names for domestic animals are often different for male, female and baby"
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StevenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Probably because in daily speech it's not that critical to know the term for many of these, such as baby horse. English is my native tongue and I never even heard of the word foal.
But if you're so inclined to learn them all, make flashcards and test yourself. It's not that difficult.
CrystalMaidenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Can they just say, " female horse, " in French, for example, or " baby horse, " and skip over all those extra terms entirely? I mean, in English we don't usually call a female dog its name, we just say female dog.
StevenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Good question. I think we should definitely know the difference for some of the more common animals like chien et chienne, but for the less common ones I don't know, unfortunately.
In my personal opinion I wouldn't get too hung up on this particular lesson unless you're planning on studying zoology or something in France. The vocabulary will come in time.
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Yes, I wish there were more practice questions for each lesson. I would have at least 5 questions, ideally 10. That way, I would feel like I'd really learned the material. Two questions just doesn't seem like enough.
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Why aren't there more questions for testing this?
There's like ten billion different animal names on this article alone, and yet only 7 are tested: chatte, lionceau, lionne, chat, jument, lapine, chienne. I've got 100% and I still don't feel anywhere near aced at it. It's frustrating.
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