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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

Re glacials/glaciaux and finals/finaux Hi, Just to confirm that glacials/glaciaux and finals/finaux can be interchanged, with no rule as to when to use each one? Thanks, Catherine

Asked 9 years ago

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Maren W.C1Kwiziq community member

Les yeux vs mes yeux

In the sentence "my eyes are blue..." I wrote 'Les yeux sont bleus (I forgot to add the j'ai), but it was corrected to "Mes yeux sont bleus." I thought you did not use possessives with body parts?

Asked 6 years ago

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S. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pommes de terres?

Why is "pommes de terre" not a correct plural of "pomme de terre", or perhaps the correct plural? I've never before seen "pommes de terres".

Asked 6 years ago

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Dominique D.Kwiziq community member

in Comment tu t’appelles a subject or verb

is Comment tu t’appelles a subject or a verb

Asked 5 years ago

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

GrandAgain grand before or after the noun. Le grande homme I am told means the great man, one who is respected etc, whereas l' homme grand is the tall man. If we want to speficy that a person is tall do we have to place grand after the noun. thank you

Asked 9 years ago

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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

N’avoir pas de vs n’avoir aucune de

whats the difference between je n’ai pas de chen and je n’ai aucune chien

Asked 7 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mon/ma

Hi, why is it “avec mon amie, Annie”?

Annie is a woman, so shouldn’t it be “avec ma amie, Annie”?

Asked 6 years ago

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Derek B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is feus not a correct mpl. inflection for feu?

WordReference supports feus as correct and feux as an synonym/substitute for feu, so I'm a bit confused. Your expertise would be much appreciated here. Merci d'avance pour l'aide !

Asked 6 years ago

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Ron F.C1Kwiziq community member

Aurelie,

Asked 7 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtemps.This is also a tricky example to comprehend because here arriver is translated as having the same meaning as être. Would it be possible to see a translation of "Martin n'arrive pas depuis longtemps." to compare the difference the tense makes (for clarification) please?

Asked 10 years ago

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