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Numbers and euro
Business • Sep 16, 2026

Numbers and euro

The euro has now replaced the national currencies of some countries in Europe. The euro is divided into 100 cents. It is also called "eurocent" to make the difference with the dollar's "cent". Much more commonly, in France, we simply say "centime" or "centime d'euro".

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Conjugation patterns Verb haïr - Le Conjugueur
Business • Sep 16, 2026

Conjugation patterns Verb haïr - Le Conjugueur

Haïr (to hate) and amuïr (to amuir) are the only verbs with this ending. Their particularity is to take an umlaut on the i in all its conjugation, except in the three person singular of the present tense of the indicative, and in the second person singular of the imperative. The ...

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One -s- or two -ss- ? - Le Conjugueur
Business • Sep 16, 2026

One -s- or two -ss- ? - Le Conjugueur

When there is only one s in the word, it can give either the sound [z] or the sound [s]. Indeed, the general rule is that the sound [z] occurs when the -s- is preceded and followed by a vowel. Otherwise, it is the sound [s].

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Conjugation patterns Verb pouvoir - Le Conjugueur
Business • Sep 15, 2026

Conjugation patterns Verb pouvoir - Le Conjugueur

In French, avoir and être are the main auxiliaries but there are also semi-auxiliaries, capable of significantly changing the meaning of a verb. Thus, when it is followed by an infinitive, pouvoir expresses a nuance of possibility.

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