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Yury S.B1Kwiziq community member
The example for dropping 'ne' explétif in speechThe example in the remark near the end of the lesson does not have a negation in the main verb, so it wouldn't need 'ne' explétif. In fact, it's exactly the same phrase that was used in the first example in this lesson: Il est venu sans que tu le saches.
Asked 10 years ago
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Mary N.A1Kwiziq community member
when do you use tôt rather than en advance?

When do you use tôt and when en advance

Asked 6 years ago
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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
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Steven L.C1Kwiziq community member
Déscendre and monter.. I just can’t get to grips with these two in the passé composé with Avoir and être… I struggle to get the difference between the examples in the lesson and then struggle even more in the quizzes! Is there a trick to understanding the difference between the two versions? Thank you 
Asked 7 years ago
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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
how to know if cadeau is singular or plural??

in the text, you start by saying 'ils leur ont préparé un cadeau....'  Singular.

but at the end, you say '....de si jolis cadeaux'.  It is hard to know if it is plural or not by just listening, especially when we started with just the one.

Asked 4 years ago
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Muibat O.A1Kwiziq community member
Le/les, de/du

Bonjour a tous,

I am new here. Please I find it difficult to identify when le or les is pronounced. The same goes for de/du.Is there any way I can always identify each of these when pronounced?

Merci.

Asked 5 years ago
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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
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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Adjective, pronoun or both?May I check? In this lesson, in different examples I believe aucun/e ... ne is used both as a negative adjective and as a variable negative pronoun? Is this correct?
Asked 10 years ago
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Marilyn S C.C1Kwiziq community member
In the sentence, On est gentils. Gentils is a plural form...why are you using a plural form with "on".
Asked 7 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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