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Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member

Je ne suis pas chaud

Asked 9 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

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 9 years ago

Diane d.C1Kwiziq community member

When to use il fallait que

The question asks for a correct translation of this sentence "I must have heard a suspicious noise to get up." The answer given in the quiz is "Il faut que j'aie entendu un bruit suspect pour me lever." Why doesn't Il faut have to be in the past given that aie entendu is in the past? "Il fallait que j'aie entendu . . . ."

Asked 5 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Nous changions de voiture tous les ans". Why can't we say "Nous changions une/notre voiture tous les ans"?

When do we use "changer de" and when do we use "changer"? What is their difference?

Thank you

Asked 7 years ago

Bhupinder k.A1Kwiziq community member

"Vous pouvez vous garer ici." In this sentence, why do we use the subject "Vous" twice? Is it incorrect to write it as "Vous pouvez garer ici" ?

Asked 8 years ago

sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

brainmapmy brain map shows a white /gray triangle at the top of A2, But when I zoom in this shape is missing. How do I find out what it is and how do I read its content. thanks Sue

Asked 8 years ago

diane b.C1Kwiziq community member

LUI/ ELLE: stress or indirect object pronoun after parler à?I'm glad Stuart asked this. I'm confused too. Sadly I'm no further enlightened by the answer given here. If both stress pronouns and indirect object pronouns follow structures such as 'écrire à qqn', 'téléphoner à qqn' etc., how do we know whether to use 'elle' (stress pronoun) or 'lui' (indirect object pronoun)? Grateful for more clarification. Many thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

Sally T.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is this lesson confusing ainsi que and aussie bien?

On the ainsi que lesson there is the following section:

ATTENTION:

You can only use aussi bien que in French when comparing abilities, as in "I do it as well as you do", but NOT in the above cases.

Note also that you can never use aussi que.I'm confused

Asked 5 years ago

William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Attendre v S'attendre aI am really struggling with this topic. Are the other websites on this topic?

Asked 8 years ago

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