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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why can't I use "passer" to mean "come over" - 'ma mère voudrait que nous venions pour déjeuner'

Asked 4 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

< Frapper >for 'clap' and < ramper > for crawl

< Frapper dans ses (les) mains > is acceptable, but is getting the red line currently.

< ramper > also got the red line but is acceptable for 'to crawl', as used by Pampers :

https://www.pampers.fr/bebe/developpement/article/bebe-a-8-mois-ca-bouge

Asked 5 years ago

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Bozena I.A2Kwiziq community member

synonyms to combine

Given the sentence: 'Gwoka combines music, singing and dancing' to translate I used 'allie' which I did consider as a synonym to 'combine', yet it was marked as a mistake...
I am confused though, was it really wrong?

Asked 4 years ago

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may c.A1Kwiziq community member

should i use de ou des?

Hello. Why is it written de chansons and not des chansons? I was writing a translation of "write song lyrics". and it said the translation was "écrire des paroles de chansons." why is it de chansons and not des chansons?

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Elles sont restées à les regarder

What is the difference between using 'à' + infinitive to express a purpose and using 'pour' (as earlier in 'pour observer de petits insectes')?

Asked 5 years ago

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KIm I.A2Kwiziq community member

I cannot not understand why we would be this

4À la fin de l'année, on ________Hanoucca. At the end of the year, we celebrate Hanukkah.(HINT: Conjugate "célébrer" (to celebrate) in Le Présent)célèbrecélèbronsLearn and Discuss »

Asked 4 years ago

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Ezzat B.B2Kwiziq community member

bounjour Is there a difference between goûter and déguster ?

Asked 2 years ago

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Sachita K.Kwiziq community member

prépositions

Complétez avec les prépositions

1. ………..l’hôpital, il y a un parc.

a. Derrière

b. Au-dessous

c. Sous

2. ……….. la maison, il y a des fenêtres.

a. Sur

b. Dans

c. Au-dessous

3. ………. la table, il y a un dossier rouge.

a. Au-dessus

b. Sur

c. Entre

4. …………… les chaises, il y a une table.

a. Sur

b. Entre

c. Au-dessous

5. Les chaises sont ……………….. le jardin.

a. dans

b. sur

c. sous

Asked 4 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of "Would you like to try?"

I translated this as, Voulez-vous en goûter. Apparently, the 'en' is not necessary as it was crossed out in the correction. In English, the word, some, is implied after try or taste, suggesting an indefinite amount. If she had said, "Would you like to try one?", I believe the translation would be "Voulez-vous en goûter un". Can you comment?

Asked 1 year ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imparfait vs Passe Compose

In the sentence: donc je me suis baignée tous les jours.

I used imparfait, since it is an ongoing activity - every day - and Juliette is describing what she is doing.

donc je me baignais tous les jours.

Why is passé composé being used here?

Asked 3 years ago

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