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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ennuyeuse is given the dreaded red line!

Not sure why - it does not seem a particularly unusual word to use in this context ?

It is interesting just how many words French has for 'annoying'!

Asked 5 years ago

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Stephen B.B2Kwiziq community member

Could we learn one simple way of doing this first, please?

I have read the lesson and the forum. At this level, is it really necessary to learn several (confusing) ways of asking these questions? Could we learn to use one, the commonest one, and then come back to another lesson later for all the variations. I cannot get past this test (but I can get what I want in a boulangerie!) :)

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A couple things I dont understand...Et les au-revoirs qui n'en finissent jamais au téléphone - Why is 'EN' used here?

je ferai gagner du temps à tout le monde - What's the expression here? Because I don't understand why "À" is used here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“and I'll let myself go in the void without fear!”

Just to mention it, I’ve never heard anyone describe jumping from a diving board in this way. More conventionally, we’d instead say something like “and I’ll dive without fear”, or “and I’ll take the plunge without hesitation”.

Asked 5 years ago

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Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Plural partitive article

I sometimes see references to "des" as being a plural partitive article.

This relates to uncountable/mass nouns. So my query is:-

How is it possible to have a plural uncountable noun?

and then to try to express "some" of this uncountable/mass noun?

Asked 4 years ago

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Teresa B.A1Kwiziq community member

why is the passe compose being used in present tense conjugation?

Asked 4 years ago

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Andrea L.B2Kwiziq community member

Le cas de non-accord ?

Bonjour Kwiziq Team,

I completed a question on your website: Aurélie ________ avec sa soeur.

I was trying to decide if it should be "s'est disputée" or "s'est disputé". I thought it would've been the former, since Aurélie is a girl. But I remembered stumbling upon an article about Le cas de non-accord which said:

Le participe passé ne s'accorde pas lorsque le C.O.D. suit le verbe.
Exemples :
- Ils se sont lavé les mains. (COD "les mains" placé après le verbe)
- Ils se sont écrit des lettres. (COD "des lettres" placé après le verbe)
- Ils se sont réparti tous les billets. (COD "tous les billets" placé après le verbe)

Hence, I selected "s'est disputé"" which turned out to be the wrong answer. Can someone explain why? Is it because "sa soeur" is not a C.O.D. and if so, why not?

Thanks very much for all you do!

Asked 4 years ago

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Janis K.A0Kwiziq community member

why use "`a" for in instead of en, as in " I live in Paris ".

Asked 4 years ago

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J. P.A1Kwiziq community member

Patrick va mal vs Patrick sent mal

Why not Patrick sent mal

Asked 3 years ago

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