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Paul S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je suis blonde avec des cheveux longs et bouclés

"Je suis blonde avec des cheveux longs et bouclés"

Can someone put me on to a link as to why this uses des, and not les?

To me , des means "some", so literally : "I have some long and curly hair".

I thought you needed to use le/la/les for body parts ?

Using le, la, les with body parts and clothing (definite articles)

Thanks, Paul.

Asked 1 year ago

Justin H.C1KwizIQ community member

du carnaval versus du carnaval

Can you explain why it is du carnaval not de carnaval?

Asked 6 months ago

Shelton H.B2KwizIQ community member

en train de infinitive

“You are reading the instruction manual”. Why should this not be “en train de lire” instead of a present indicative conjugation?

Asked 10 months ago

Raymond F.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Serait-il possible de lui parler ?

Pourquoi est-ce que de utilise dans cette phrase--de lui parler--et pas à? Parler à lui ou parler de lui?

Asked 9 months ago

Blaise P.C1KwizIQ community member

Historic past, the proper use case.

How can I determine if I can use the historical past to describe a past event? Does it work effectively for both l'imparfait and le passé composé? For example, to convey the following sentence in French: I was working when the phone rang.

Normally, I would say: La telephone a sonne quand je travaillais

But with a historic past, can I say: La telephone sonna quand je travaillai.

Asked 10 months ago

D. A.KwizIQ community member

'cancre' as adjective

Bonjour

I'm having a problem with this clause from a novel: "... sous les yeux cancres et rigolards de leurs jeunes amants." I don't know what the word 'cancre' means here. I can only find a noun meaning 'dunce' but I cannot find in any dictionaries an adjectival definition or use as in this example. Help please.

Philip

Asked 4 months ago

mal j.A2KwizIQ community member

Does meilleur/meilleure follow fem and masc rules?

like if it was a girl that performed the best would it be "la meilleure"?

Asked 6 months ago

Jastine Joyce G.B2KwizIQ community member

Ce qui retarde le train, c'est la grève. Hi, in this context below, why is ce qui used instead of qui, when is refers only to a noun which is la grève?

________ retarde le train, c'est la grève. What delays the train is the strike.

Asked 10 months ago

Marina S.A1KwizIQ community member

"Les gens" pronounciation "Il avait même fallu que les autorités démentent le canular car beaucoup de gens y avaient cru !" In this sentence "les gens" was pronounced like "le jok". Is it correct?

Asked 3 months ago

Brian E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

demi de mêlée

As the speaker is female, should “Bonjour Marc. Je suis demi de mêlée” be “Bonjour Marc. Je suis demie de mêlée”?

Asked 11 months ago

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