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Chapel H.A2Kwiziq community member

Ça vs C'est vs Il estI have read the lessons on all these. In a quiz, asking me to translate "It's getting on my nerves," I chose "Il est" because "it's" must be referring to something specific. We don't know what, but no one says generally "It's getting on my nerves" without "it's" referring to something specific. The correct answer is given as "Ça". Even if "it's" was referring to something general, why would it be "Ça" instead of "C'est"?

Asked 6 years ago

Gabhan B.C1Kwiziq community member

des efforts vs un effort ... ?I don't think this is a question pertaining to the subjunctive, however, it is something I am unsure about and which appears in this lesson. So I may as well ask here. "... fassions des efforts" - is translated as "... make an effort." But yet, "... fassiez des cookies" is translated as "... make some cookies." Why does one say "des efforts" rather than "un effort" to mean "an effort"? Thanks!!

Asked 9 years ago

Shadi M.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai trente et un ans

Asked 9 years ago

Gregory S.C1Kwiziq community member

Other types of "Si" clausesI'm looking for further information on the other types of "Si" clauses. L'imparfait+conditionnel is just one type. What about "Si" clauses that are placed in the past--e.g. "If you had studied harder, you would have passed the test". Another type: "If you're able, come visit me."

Asked 7 years ago

Gary B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plein vs beaucoup

Why will it not accept "plein de the" instead of "beaucoup"? Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

How to ask about dimensions?

Greetings, What would it look like to turn these phrases into questions in order to ask how deep, tall, wide, or long something is?

Asked 6 years ago

Kevin J.A2Kwiziq community member

tôt vs en avance

There is nothing in the question, or in the Quick Lesson, that indicates that the phrase " tôt" is incorrect. There is no context, so BOTH/EITHER answer(s) must be correct. Annoying.

Asked 5 years ago

Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Why 'le' tatin ?

I know the history of 'la tarte Tatin' and that 'tatin', has come to be applied, in cooking circles, to other 'upside down' tarts, but as 'tatin' is an (unofficial) abbreviation for 'tarte Tatin' should it not be une/la tatin ? The only dictionary I have found that references 'tatin' as a noun on its own, Robert en ligne, defines it as feminine.

https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/tatin

Asked 4 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can the verb haïr be used insteadof détester and if so would it take the subjunctive?

Asked 9 years ago

Robert B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I assme the 'le réfrigérateur' is not abstract; so it is masculine not feminin..

Asked 10 years ago

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