French language Q&A Forum

Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers

14,788 questions • 32,047 answers • 983,524 learners

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level

White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Rule for Nouns beginning with H

Please confirm. The masculine forms bel, nouvel and vieil are used before a noun that begins with a VOWEL. This rule does not apply to a noun that begins with an H? Par exemple: Regarde ces vieux hommes. Merci.

Asked 6 years ago

Like0Answer3

Terri R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'donc je dois beaucoup pratiquer' (week 57 writing challenge, level A1)Why is beaucoup placed before pratiquer? In the sentence 'Elle voyageait beaucoup.' this lesson (and in other examples), beaucoup is placed after the verb. Thank you for your help! Terri

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer5

Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement about collective nouns in EnglishCollective nouns, such as family, team, and company are singular. The pronoun that would refer to these particular nouns is "it." A speaker may change to "they" but the speakers would be referring to family members, players, or employees. One would right, "A spokesperson for the company announced that it is profitable."

Asked 8 years ago

Like2Answer4

Anne M.A1Kwiziq community member

what is snake in french snake

what is snake called in french?

Asked 6 years ago

Like1Answer7

D. K.A2Kwiziq community member

There it isI'm not a native english speaker, but isn't "there it is" (which is given as an incorrect option in the quiz) also used as an expression of relief, just like "finally" or "that's it" or "there you go", depending on the context?

Asked 8 years ago

Like7Answer5

Tom Rune K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The preposition "de"Is the preposition "de" needed whenever "faire exprès" is followed by an infinitive? Whereas with conjugated verbs we can do without "de"? Or is it more complicated than that?

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer2

r. p.B2Kwiziq community member

Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtempsA negative completed in the past, would that not be (in English) "had" instead of "have"?? Because "has not" sounds uncompleted

Asked 10 years ago

Like0Answer2

ian L.C1Kwiziq community member

Elision and "ne ... pas allé."The spoken example of "Je ne suis pas allé au cinéma." has no hint of elision between 'pas' and 'allé'. I am always baffled by where things get elided and where they are not. Are there any rules about this? Where should I look? Merci beaucoup, Ian L.

Asked 9 years ago

Like0Answer5

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronounciation of "J'arrive"I was watching an episode of "fais pas ci, fais pas ça". One person kept telling another to hurry up so they could leave. She responds: - J'arrive ! In a lesson here I just learnt why it's "arrive" rather than "arriverai", but what surprised me was that the final "e" of arrive was clearly pronounced, which I believe is not usually the case. Is there some rule for when to pronounce an "e" at the end of a word?

Asked 9 years ago

Like0Answer2

Melanie O.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the inverted question form for C’est LE professed de gestion?

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer1

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level