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Patrice R.A2Kwiziq community member

Confusing phrasing in latter portion of lesson

Is the phrasing « but here it doesn’t mean no / any’ » not confusing in the last portion of the lesson, since the entry in this latter part addresses un/une where they earlier indicate de etc being the indicator of no / any…. The « but » should be removed, no?

Asked 2 years ago

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Aj M.Kwiziq community member

Quele âge as tuQuele âge as tu

Asked 3 years ago

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Lori K.C1Kwiziq community member

Why no subjunctiveVous ________ le bus arrive. You're waiting for the bus to arrive.attendez queattendez

Why is the correct answer in indicative vs subjunctive mode?

Asked 1 year ago

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Nikki D.B2Kwiziq community member

Une Faute

Veuillez noter que les instructions diest: After listening to the song...
C'est un reportage

Asked 2 years ago

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Courtney S.A1Kwiziq community member

Partitive Articles

Do you use c'est if a partitive article follows as well?

Asked 1 year ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Être+adjective+?

Is it a rule that être + adjective is always followed by the preposition de? Or can it be followed by à sometimes?

Asked 1 year ago

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Vincent P.B1Kwiziq community member

Fait exprès How would you say "He didn't give the change back on purpose." ?Il a fait exprès de ne pas rendre la monnaie.Il n'a pas rendu la monnaie à propos.Il n'a pas rendu la monnaie d'intention.Il n'a pas l'intention de rendre la monnaie.
Hello,
I know the right answer is A. But is it supposed to be ´ Il a fait exprès de ne rendre pas la monnaie.’ ? Instead of ´ Il a fait exprès de NE PAS rendre la monnaie.´
Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago

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Marty C.A0Kwiziq community member

Whether to include the definite article "le" when asking for someone's preferenceIn French, what is the difference between "Tu préfères le café ?" and "Tu préfères café ?" when asking for someone's preference for coffee?

Is the distinction the same as in English, where "the coffee" is specific to a particular coffee in the current context? And "coffee" without the article is talking about coffee in general?

Asked 1 year ago

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Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I like either money or a present

Hi,

I encountered a similar question in the test. In the test, it was:

I would like either money or a present and the answer is J'aimerais soit de l'argent soit un cadeau

I see "de l'argent" is used instead of "l'argent". Is it because this is rather an order than a preference?

But then I wonder, how should I express a preference like:

I like either money or a present

Should I say "J'aime soit l'argent soit un cadeau"?

Asked 2 years ago