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Maxine C.A1KwizIQ community member

When do you use chaude

Asked 7 years ago

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David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Fireworks. Singular vs plural.

Fireworks is translated in this lesson as "le feu d'artifices" but in this page https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/946769 it is translated as "le feu d'artifice". In Larouse online it is translated as "le feu d'artifice" too. The Kwiziq writing challenge about Bastille Day also uses "le feu d'artifice".

But elsewhere on the web I can see examples with "les feux d'artifices" and even "les feux d'artifice". So all 4 possibilities of singlular and plural for both the noun and adjective are covered.

Are all of these variations correct?

Asked 8 years ago

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Mike L.A1KwizIQ community member

Why is basket the correct French word for the English basketball ?

Why basket, not basketball ?

Asked 5 years ago

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D. A.A1KwizIQ community member

as or es

Tu es means “you are”

So when you ask someone Are you hungry?

It should be

Tu es faim?

But why are we saying?

Tu as faim?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

for expressing hardly, is there difference between à peine and ne...guère?

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions after parler and penser.Why “je parle de …” but “je pense à ….”?

Asked 9 years ago

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harris d.C1KwizIQ community member

CombienIf i wanted to say: "how many of them do you want me to buy?" Can I say it like this: - <> Or would this be better: - <>

Asked 8 years ago

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Max K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Quelqu'un and its derivatives

Why are quelqu'un, quelqu'une, quelques-uns, quelques-unes left out? These indefinite pronouns are more natural IMO than certain, certains, certaine, certaines and mean the same thing. In both cases you carve out a subset of individuals w/o further identification. Per robert online certain is a synonym. Here is modern and absolute meaning of QUELQU'UN..........

1 Une personne totalement indéterminée. « On dirait que quelqu'un joue du piano quelque part » (Alain-Fournier).➙ on. Le besoin de parler àquelqu'un.

Asked 7 years ago

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Brian H.C1KwizIQ community member

should the past participle agree in this sentence, "Elle s'est lavé les mains" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Il est sept heures et demie du matin.Why is this sentence not correct?

Asked 9 years ago

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