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M D.A2Kwiziq community member

Y with people

Less commonly, à + indirect object may be replaced with the adverbial pronoun y:

Il y pense. He’s thinking about her. J’y fais référence. I’m referring to them. On s’y habitue. We’re getting used to him.Found these here : https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/indirect-objects-2/ So y seems to be able to replace people?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passive voice

For the line “Chaque seconde, un hectare de forêt vierge mondiale est détruit” one lesson listed is passive voice. Is this really passive voice, or is “détruit” just an adjective in this case? I would be able to see more clearly the passive voice nature of, for example, “Every second, one hectare of forest was destroyed by foresters” or even “Every second, one hectare of forest was destroyed” (with an implied subject enacting the verb). However, I’m not getting the passive voice in the original line, perhaps because “is” rather than “was” is being used. Explanation welcome, as I do struggle with passive voice topics.

Passive voice

Asked 3 years ago

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Antony turned 30 last September.

The answer " en dernier septembre " given. The durations mentioned in this lesson does not put the "duration" in front of the proper noun. Why? is this a mistake!

Asked 5 years ago

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Rania I.B2Kwiziq community member

En for “people”

Here it says that En can’t be used for people but I have heard it in the following context: Tu as des enfants, oui j’en ai trois. In this case en is referring to people?

Asked 3 years ago

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Joanne P.C1Kwiziq community member

Prépositions

One of the things that continues to confuse me is when to use à , sur, dans when working with dates ( dans l’après midi - ) , sur La Canebière. Etc because sometimes they use au, à la and they are correcting me . Is there a lesson I can review to clarify this?

Asked 4 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq community member

Anxieux vs nerveux

Should je suis toujours anxieux also be an accepted answer compared to je suis toujours nerveux? Or perhaps anxieux is considered more a medical condition and too strong in this context?

Asked 2 years ago

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Patrick K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dont vs de laquelle or de quiMa sœur, à cause dont j'ai dû annuler ma soirée, ne s'est même pas excusée.

Why is "dont" incorrect here?

Asked 2 years ago

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Martin K.C1Kwiziq community member

S'agit-il de quantités?

Pourquoi le phrase "Il s'en occupe tout de suite" veut dire "He takes care of them right away. (i.e. things)" au lieu de "He takes care of it right away" dans le test? Si je disais "Je m'occupe de mon problèm," pourrait-on utilise "en" pour remplacer le seul problèm?

Asked 2 years ago

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G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

Elle m'a regardé de ces yeux pétillants auxquels je n'ai jamais pu résister

2 questions about this sentence:

1. Is "yeux étincelants" not acceptable here?

2. Why is the passé composé used instead of the imparfait "les yeux...auxquels je ne pouvais jamais résister"?

Asked 3 years ago

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