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Maya M.A2Kwiziq community member
Avant que vs Avant de

What is the difference between the usage of 'avant que' + subjonctif and 'avant de' + indicatif? Are there certain situations where can only use one or the other?

Asked 6 years ago
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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Tarte aux pommesIs this considered another « fixed » expression used to describe food. Just curious because as « pommes » is feminine and plural one would normally say « tarte à les pommes » .  Are there other similar exceptions?
Asked 7 years ago
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April S.C1Kwiziq community member
Nouvel vs nouveau

Why is it "je suis nouveau ici" instead of "je suis nouvel ici"? I thought it was nouvel before a vowel.

Asked 4 years ago
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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member
s'intéresser

I am searching for the use of s'intéresser à ...versus interesser quelqu'un. Could you please provide some examples and explain how these two forms should be applied. Thanks heaps.

Asked 6 years ago
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Ayush S.A1Kwiziq community member
Can "je viens de" also mean I have just, if the phrase is followed by an infintive of a verb
Asked 9 years ago
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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
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Olu A.A1Kwiziq community member
I just saw the word "vit" used for "lives" in one of the examples sighted above. What is the difference between "vit" and "habite"?
Asked 7 years ago
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Marshaline L.A0Kwiziq community member
how do i say I live in Jamaica
Asked 7 years ago
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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pronunciation of 'tous'

I thought 'tous' was pronounced 'too' unless it was used as a pronoun meaning 'all (of us/them)'.

But in the example:

Je veux que vous ayez tous votre exam.

'tous' is pronounced 'Toos'.

Is this correct? If so, why?

Asked 7 years ago
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renwa f.A1Kwiziq community member
you said that we use des only with countable nouns, does that means that uncountable nouns are treated as singular in french ?
Asked 7 years ago
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