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Radhika S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

nous étions de retour de l'école

I wrote : nous rentrions de lécole. could that be an option?

Asked 2 years ago

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James S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Un évènement ?

My translate app keeps correcting un évènement to un événement. I used the latter in this exercise and the result was that my answer matched, when it did not. Please explain which is correct. Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Jenk O.B2KwizIQ community member

Puis-je vous offrir une boisson chaude gratuite en attendant ?

Is it alright to use "Pourrais-je vous offrir une boisson chaude gratuite en attendant ?" What would be the difference in using pourrais and puis, if any? Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

What about "on"?

Sorry to add to an already long thread, but I have a feeling that when using "on" as informal "we" (rather than impersonal "one") I’ve seen "nous" used as the stress pronoun, not "soi". Is that right?

Asked 2 years ago

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H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of "de" with an adjective

I know that this phrase is incorrect: "Le bâtiment d'ancien où mes parents habitaient", but I also know that sometimes "de" is used with an adjective in similar phrases.

What is the rule about whether to add "de" to an adjective?

Asked 3 years ago

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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

First sentence audio

Vais sounds an awful lot like veut to me.

Asked 3 years ago

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Richard M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

siècle ou siècles

I thought the following analysis by Google's Gemini was interesting.

Analyse du mot "siècle" ou "siècles" :

Le mot correct est "siècle".

Explication :

Le mot "siècle" désigne une période de cent ans.Dans la phrase, il est question d'une période qui s'étend de la fin du XVIIIe siècle au milieu du XIXe siècle.Cette période correspond à un seul siècle, le XIXe siècle.Le mot "siècles" ne serait pas correct car il impliquerait qu'il y a eu plusieurs siècles entre la fin du XVIIIe et le milieu du XIXe siècle.

Voici quelques arguments supplémentaires pour justifier le choix du mot "siècle" :

Le contexte de la phrase ne mentionne aucun événement qui se serait déroulé sur plusieurs siècles.L'évolution de l'examen décrite dans la phrase est un processus graduel qui s'est déroulé sur un seul siècle.Le singulier "siècle" est plus précis et plus élégant que le pluriel "siècles" dans ce contexte.

Conclusion :

Le mot "siècle" est le choix correct dans cette phrase. Il est plus précis, plus élégant et plus cohérent avec le contexte que le mot "siècles".

Asked 2 years ago

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Adrian B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Position of "ancien"

For "these old objects" I tried "ces objets anciens" and was corrected to "ces anciens objets". Is ancien going before the noun here because there is some sense of former-ness (the objects aren't what they used to be), even though they are still objects?

Asked 3 years ago

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Bhavani S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

La politesse. ________ inhabituel. Politeness. That's unusual.

Salut

J'ai choisi - ça- pour répodre sur la question. mais il est tort. pourquoi,, La traduction sur l'anglais peut être le mauvais. Vous pouvez vérifier s'il-vous-plait

Asked 5 years ago

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