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Paula S.C1Kwiziq community member

Expressions sans "de"

Pourquoi "Ayons de la foi" n'est pas correct, et on dois dire "Ayons la foi"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Tibor H.B2Kwiziq community member

Could you help me with demonstrative pronouns?

Hello,

So, the demonstrative pronouns in French, if I'm not mistaken, are: celui, ceux, celle, celles

While in English, they're: this, these, that, those

But if I want to translate: That looks like the car I used to drive. in French, that's Cela ressemble à la voiture que je conduisais.

Why cela and not celle ?

So, when do you actually use the french demonstrative pronouns?

Asked 4 years ago

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Robert J.A1Kwiziq community member

Which locations can be contrated

What's the difference between the locations that can have preceding articles and those that can't?

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

Verb agreement

Why does verb "faiblissent" agree with "bougies" and not "la lumière? La lumière des bougies"?

Asked 5 years ago

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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

tense usedSept ans plus tard, il s'envolait pour sa toute première mission à bord de la Station Spatiale Internationale.

I am just wondering why 's'envolait' (a one-0ff event), when above this sentence you had written 'Il a travaillé extrêmement dur', which would have been over a much longer time period.

Asked 3 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of à + infinitif versus en + gerund

Is there a rule that explains why it is « j’ai passé une demi-heure à gratter » and not « en grattant » ? I find it very tricky to know when to use à properly. « Une tasse à thé ». « C’est à moi de le faire ». I can memorize word situations that call for « à « but not a working rule I can rely on. Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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David H.Kwiziq community member

Level test

I have lots of questions

First what's the use of this level test

Asked 3 years ago

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Karen L.A2Kwiziq community member

I’ll n’a pas eu Son diplôme means didn’t receive his degree only?Non, il n'a pas eu son diplôme - why is it “he didn’t receive his degree”? Since he didn’t pass his exam, “he hasn’t got a degree”, one of the other answers.

Asked 5 years ago

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