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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

Incorrect Answer on lesson quiz

I got the question Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve. wrong because I chose "Mathilde returned the car..." as the "correct" answer was "Mathilde put away the car..." But in English, saying you put away a car sounds like you put a small object away. Since a car is so big, you would return it to its proper destination, which is why I chose this answer. I feel that both these answers could technically be correct.

Asked 4 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

aussi belle vs. plus belle

I hear a different word before the word belle in the last sentence. The text states the word as aussi. I hear either plus or tout. Do you agree?

Asked 4 years ago

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Barbara O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Allez les Bleus! Le sport est universel

J'ai vraiment apprécié cette dictée. J'ai adoré leur enthousiasme pour les Bleus. Je regarde la Coupe du Monde tous les 4 ans bien que je ne connaisse pas grand chose au foot!

Asked 5 years ago

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Avery E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Venir de" vs "être de" when saying where one is from

Hello!

Just a question regarding the usage of venir vs. être when saying where one is from:

This lesson notes " To say which city you are from in French, you will use the following expression: Je viens de + [city]". One example given is "Je viens de Londres / I am from London". (And no alternative to "venir de" is mentioned in the lesson).

However, a related lesson (À = To/in and De = From/of with cities in French (French Prepositions of Location)) gives an example using "être" to say where one is from: Je suis de La Rochelle / I'm from La Rochelle.

It seems there is a subtle difference in meaning (I am from vs. I come from), however in both of the above cases the translation given is "I am from".

Could someone clarify if venir and être are interchangeable in this context, or if there are specific uses for each?

Asked 1 year ago

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Raymond F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

adjectives and after a noun

Les vampire ont des longues dents pointues. Il y a des adjectives avant et après le nom dents. Pourquoi?

Asked 2 years ago

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Rebecca M.C1Kwiziq community member

i don't understand why 'before they left' translates as 'qu'ils ne partent'....I thought 'ne' signifies a negative statement of some sort? negative?

Asked 4 years ago

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