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engenious e.C1Kwiziq community member

Banals/BanauxIs this pair also interchangeable? This test question suggest otherwise: Which one of these plural forms is wrong? : géniaux, banaux, généraux, totaux

Asked 7 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un stylo vs Qu'est-ce que c'est un styloThe examples give both the options for un stylo but the Kwiz I just did only accepts Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un gendarme, and Qu'est-ce que c'est un gendarme is marked wrong. Is there something different between un gendarme and un stylo that mandates using Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'?

Asked 7 years ago

David C.B1Kwiziq community member

How would you say: how was it?

How would you say: how was it?

I think it's: comment s'est passé?

Is this correct?

Asked 5 years ago

Linda A.C1Kwiziq community member

Which is correct "du" or "de" in the sentence "Je ne fais pas ____ cheval.

Asked 6 years ago

Omowunmi E. A.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite en Nigeria, c'est correct? S'il vous plaît

Asked 5 years ago

Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

A question about one of the above sentencesIn the sentence above that says "Elle a une petite voix: on l'entend peu", why is that translated as "She has a small voice: We don't hear her much". I would have thought that "on l'entend peu" would have translated to 'we hear her much'. Would you please explain this? Thank you. Catherine

Asked 8 years ago

Paul F.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Je devrai / je devrais

In this exercise “I should maybe call the train company” is translated as “je devrai ... “, but “I should really insure my phone” is “je devrais ...” . It’s only a very small detail (and I believe both are pronounced the same, or almost the same, by most people anyway), but why is the future of devoir used in one case and the conditional in the other?

Asked 5 years ago

Arndis K.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

She's a good dancer - c'est? I understand that things have a male/female gender in French, unlike English where things generally are neutral, but is it really so that you can use "c'est" about a person?

Asked 6 years ago

Mohammad S.A2Kwiziq community member

Bonjour Aurélie, How can I make Negative of double object pronoun in present and passé composé ?? Glad to have your reply. Rgds/ Mohammad Shibly

Asked 8 years ago

Ha W.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé Simple + Conditionnel PrésentIn the Writing Challenge 26 level C1, the sentence "... Pompidou décida de faire construire ... un centre ... qui PERMETTRAIT ..." uses Conditionnel Présent in the subordinate clause even though the decision was made in the past (Passé Simple). Is it incorrect to use Conditionnel Passé?

Asked 8 years ago

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