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Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les roses sentent bon. C’est Correct

Asked 7 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cardinal points

Au sud, dans le sud etc. Which preposition is correct, and if both can be used, is there a difference in when they are used ?

Merci en avance !

Asked 6 years ago

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Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement about collective nouns in EnglishCollective nouns, such as family, team, and company are singular. The pronoun that would refer to these particular nouns is "it." A speaker may change to "they" but the speakers would be referring to family members, players, or employees. One would right, "A spokesperson for the company announced that it is profitable."

Asked 7 years ago

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David R.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of tu es

In the examples above the es in "tu es" is pronounced like the ê in êtes and also like the e in et. Is there a rule for which pronunciation to use when? Or is it more of a regional difference?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"J'étais mariée quand j'avais 20 ans." "I was married when I was 20." Does that mean that during my 20s I was married and not that I got married when I was 20? Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

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John W.C1Kwiziq community member

'You don't have to'Something I've always struggled with in France is when I don't want to say 'You must not', but rather 'You don't have to', for example: I don't want to say, 'You must not come straight away', but rather, 'You don't have to come straight away'. Can somebody point me to a good lesson on this, or let me know how to do it?

Asked 7 years ago

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi if de changes to du,de la des ... Why is it "J'ai envie de chocolat"

Asked 7 years ago

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John I.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi Laura - can you invert "n'avoir plus de" to form a question?ie - Don't you have any money left?

Asked 9 years ago

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Çağrı Y.A2Kwiziq community member

"dans la" VS "à la"Les parents sont dans la poste.

Les parents sont à la poste.

What is the difference?

Asked 5 years ago

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K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is the 's' in the tu form verb dropped in l'imperatif?

I never get this right. Please, is there a summary of when we would not write the "s" at the end of the tu form verb in l'imperatif ?

Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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