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Will V.B1Kwiziq community member

Is the pronoun always masculine when referring to previously established complete ideas?

Asked 9 years ago

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gokce b.A2Kwiziq community member

what is finies

Hello,

In the sentence below, finies means gone/finished, but is it used as a noun or is something different? I checked the conjugator there is no such thing as finies, too. What kind of usage is this?

Finies mes journees tranquilles !

Asked 5 years ago

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alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Sooner or later : tôt ou tard??

Asked 8 years ago

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Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member

So , Je voudrais des fleurs means I would like some flowers ?

Asked 8 years ago

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M. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Could you explain when you would use en + le gérondif as opposed to tout en + le gérondif? Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

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Teresa P.C1Kwiziq community member

I'm confused about the difference in using "avant que" et "quand".

Asked 8 years ago

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Elle ne joue pas de flûte non plusI thought instruments were ‘joue de la’ (in this case flûte) - is there a reason the ‘la’ has fallen off in this example?

Asked 7 years ago

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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

piétiner v attendreIn my experience piétiner is often a good translation for "wait", especially where it's an aggravately wait that leaves you walking up and down. A little guidance on this might be helpful..........max

Asked 7 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Johnny asked: "How come "Comment cela se fait" is wrong?"

Bonjour Johnny !

"Comment cela se fait que ... ?" can indeed be used by some French people, however it's grammatically incorrect as the way to construct the elegant form is through the use of the inversion "-il", and NOT cela.

You can also encounter "Comment cela se fait-il que ... ?" which is simply redundant, as it literally means "How come this that ...?"

However, given the fact that some people do use that incorrect form, I decided to change our marking to Half Correct, as we still aim to teach the correct French ;)

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Asked 9 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de vs du un paysPourquoi on vient de France mais du Canada? Pourquoi pas de la France?

Asked 8 years ago

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