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What languages are perceived as classy or fancy to French speakers?

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Is there a good explanation of different types of pronominal verbs?

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Is “après tout” used like “after all”?

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“à” becoming “de” when the voice goes from active to passive

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(L'Étranger de Camus) A non-spatial meaning of “à travers”

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Understanding “je ne lis rien que de monstrueux”

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(L'Étranger de Camus) The usage of “se” with “laisser + faire”

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Can “une fois” (like English “once”) mean “soon after”?

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Understanding “quitter des yeux son adversaire”

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“vivre de la vie”

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Syntactic role of “de” in “donnez-moi de ne devoir qu’à Vous cette joie”

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Concordance of tenses in “Surtout je voudrais l’aimer sans qu’il le sût”

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French expressions meaning “older” as used in translations of Kafka's Amerika

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“En” in “Sa voix restait si calme et naturelle que mon exclamation m’en parut d’autant plus ridiculement emphatique”

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The use of the conditional vs. the subjunctive for similar looking purposes in Gide

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Jan 19 '17 at 9:59 Community♦ 1

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Understanding “j’y ai lu à livre ouvert”

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Understanding “l’intérêt qu’on trouve à occuper les gens ne dure pas longtemps”

sens

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Adjectives that end in an “e” for masculine singular

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Mar 22 '16 at 13:32 Stéphane Gimenez 28.6k

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The meaning of “au fond”

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Is there a foundational writer or body of writing to the French language?

histoire littérature

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Is “en” a pronoun or preposition in “n’en pouvant plus”?

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Understanding “J’ai dû avoir l’air fatigué”

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Use of conditionnel présent vs. conditionnel passé

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Oct 1 '15 at 9:21 Stéphane Gimenez 28.6k

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(L'Étranger de Camus) Do French irreals (counterfactuals) backshift?

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“Tutoyer” as a mark of sincerity?

sens vouvoiement

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Does the French passé composé have an “emphasis on the result of an action”?

temps-grammatical passé-composé

Mar 10 at 15:27 Dimitris 18.5k

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The meaning of “en” in “Mais si je ne formule plus ma prière, en connaîtrez-vous moins pour cela le délirant souhait de mon cœur”

sens pronoms

May 14 '17 at 10:08 Stéphane Gimenez 28.6k

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Understanding “comme elle eût récité une leçon”

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Is “des” in “dont les yeux roulaient des larmes” an indefinite article or “de” + “les”?

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Jun 24 '16 at 9:12 Anne Aunyme 4,844

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Understanding “Et que ce n’est pas chose étrange”

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129 Questions

What languages are perceived as classy or fancy to French speakers?

Is there a good explanation of different types of pronominal verbs?

Is “après tout” used like “after all”?

“à” becoming “de” when the voice goes from active to passive

(L'Étranger de Camus) A non-spatial meaning of “à travers”

Understanding “je ne lis rien que de monstrueux”

(L'Étranger de Camus) The usage of “se” with “laisser + faire”

Can “une fois” (like English “once”) mean “soon after”?

Understanding “quitter des yeux son adversaire”

“vivre de la vie”

Syntactic role of “de” in “donnez-moi de ne devoir qu’à Vous cette joie”

Concordance of tenses in “Surtout je voudrais l’aimer sans qu’il le sût”

French expressions meaning “older” as used in translations of Kafka's Amerika

“En” in “Sa voix restait si calme et naturelle que mon exclamation m’en parut d’autant plus ridiculement emphatique”

The use of the conditional vs. the subjunctive for similar looking purposes in Gide

Understanding “j’y ai lu à livre ouvert”

Understanding “l’intérêt qu’on trouve à occuper les gens ne dure pas longtemps”

Adjectives that end in an “e” for masculine singular

The meaning of “au fond”

Is there a foundational writer or body of writing to the French language?

Is “en” a pronoun or preposition in “n’en pouvant plus”?

Understanding “J’ai dû avoir l’air fatigué”

Use of conditionnel présent vs. conditionnel passé

(L'Étranger de Camus) Do French irreals (counterfactuals) backshift?

“Tutoyer” as a mark of sincerity?

Does the French passé composé have an “emphasis on the result of an action”?

The meaning of “en” in “Mais si je ne formule plus ma prière, en connaîtrez-vous moins pour cela le délirant souhait de mon cœur”

Understanding “comme elle eût récité une leçon”

Is “des” in “dont les yeux roulaient des larmes” an indefinite article or “de” + “les”?

Understanding “Et que ce n’est pas chose étrange”