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Ann C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does "There is some risk" translate to "Il y a un certain risque"instead of "Il y a un risque" ? It seems like saying there is some risk implies more that the risk is certain/sure/definite more than what the particular risk is.

Asked 8 years ago

Victor L.A2Kwiziq community member

Difference Btw. Reflechir and Penser

What is the difference between reflechir and penser? Their usage are quite confusing.

Asked 5 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjective, pronoun or both?May I check? In this lesson, in different examples I believe aucun/e ... ne is used both as a negative adjective and as a variable negative pronoun? Is this correct?

Asked 9 years ago

R. B.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is chocolate ice cream written as la glace au chocolat and not la glace à la chocolat?

Asked 7 years ago

Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

il fautIs there a lesson on the conjugation of il faut for compound tenses especially the future proche & perfect and Le Passé Proche. I have read 'Il Faut : Expressing Necessity And Obligation" but need something a bit deeper. The conjegations of falloir I find online only do the Passé Composé. I know its just the ' il' conjugation of falloir but I thought a lesson might help it sink in.

Asked 8 years ago

Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

Getting 100% at level B2I seem to be stuck at 99.90% at level B2. my last 10 tests have all been tens. Obviously I will make a mistake eventually and I do not want to start C1 tests untill I get 100% at B2. I already have 100% at A0, A1, A2, B1. So, how many more tests must I take to reach 100% at level B2

Asked 8 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtemps.This is also a tricky example to comprehend because here arriver is translated as having the same meaning as être. Would it be possible to see a translation of "Martin n'arrive pas depuis longtemps." to compare the difference the tense makes (for clarification) please?

Asked 9 years ago

Mohit M.B2Kwiziq community member

The pronunciation of "plus" in de plus en plus in the last example (J'ai de plus en plus de mal à me concentrer.) has 's' in both the plusIs this correct? Because in all other examples only the plus has 's' prononuced as it is followed by vowel 'e'.

Asked 7 years ago

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mangeons-en vs allez-vous enThe lesson shows us "mangeons-en" and I know that "allez-vous en" is a valid sentence. Both are imperative. Why the difference in construction? Why is it not "mangeons-nous en" or "allez-en"? It is just that "allez-vous en" is an idiom or there some underlying graammatical rule?

Asked 7 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est or Il/Elle EstSeriously lost on this one - you mention that C'est will be followed by a noun nd il/elle by an adjective yet in the practice test 'Tu aimes la couleur violette ? Oui, ________ est très joli!' expects the response C'est

Asked 9 years ago

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