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Samahir I.A2Kwiziq community member

The question of y

How do you know the y in the beginning of a word is being used as a vowel or consonant??

Asked 1 year ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je n'ai pas eu le temps avant mon voyage

Can you explain why passé composé is used to translate 'I didn't have the time before my trip'? I always make this mistake because I think that the speaker means they didn't have the time for an extended period of time and I often think that imparfait should be used in those cases.

Asked 2 years ago

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Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sur Orléans

Hi,

I wonder why is it "sur Orléans" and not "à Orléans" ?

Asked 2 years ago

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Adelaida L.C1Kwiziq community member

Je mange plein de barbe à papa

Would it be, then, "je mange plein de chocolat" or "plein de chocolats"? "Plein de pomme de terre" or "plein de pommes de terre"? Thanks in advance.

Asked 3 years ago

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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

IL EST IMPORTANT DE /IL EST FACILE DE or A

My teacher says there are rules for using the subject sentences. I can't find them anywhere.

Asked 3 years ago

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Justine K.C1Kwiziq community member

Pires / plus mauvais / plus mauvaises -

Should the line in the lesson stating:

pires / mauvais / mauvaises  -> les pires / les plus mauvais / les plus mauvaises

Instead be stated as:

mauvais / mauvaises  ->  pires / plus mauvais / plus mauvaises -> les pires / les plus mauvais / les plus mauvaises

Asked 3 years ago

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Carl F.A1Kwiziq community member

Veux ou envie

When to use one of the other

Asked 2 years ago

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Sian H.A2Kwiziq community member

Inconsistency in UK region/ county gendersHello, Can you please help me understand how to ‘gender’ UK counties? The lesson suggests that female regions end in an ‘e’. Yet the ones I’ve encountered (Hampshire, Merseyside) are masculine. Cornwall, with no ‘e’, is feminine. How am I meant to work this out? Is there any rule? Or is it just random and I have to remember them all?

Asked 2 years ago

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Lebohang L.A2Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce qu and Qu

What is wrong with the first?

Asked 3 years ago

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Kevin C.C1Kwiziq community member

l'utilisation du subjonctif

Pouquoi ne pas utiliser " Savez que vous êtes loin d'etre le seul au lieu de "Sachez que vous êtes loin d'être le seul"? L'utilisation du subjonctif est-elle nécessaire ?

Kevin

Asked 2 years ago

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