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skylar m.C1KwizIQ community member

Hers or someone else's catIn the context of this statement one assumes Marie is caressing her own cat yet when put in the passive voice it could read as though the cat belongs to someone else...maybe not a great example

Asked 8 years ago

Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Panier v CorbeilleMAMAN : Bastien, tu sais où est le panier à linge ?

In this instance is 'corbeille' an acceptable alternative noun for 'panier'?

Asked 7 years ago

D. G.C1KwizIQ community member

Spaced repetitionIs there going to be a spaced repetition feature included on this website? I find that is very useful with e.g. flash cards and duolingo to help solidify concepts in your repertoire.

Asked 9 years ago

Janet C.A0KwizIQ community member

Can we ask "Tu as quel âge?" or "Vous avez quel âge?" ?

Asked 2 years ago

jacqueline m.A1KwizIQ community member

do weather terms go before the noun?

Asked 9 years ago

Hyun Jeong P.A2KwizIQ community member

passé composé vs imparfait

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/passe-compose-vs-imparfait/

I found this posting below on Lawless French and I am still confused because they sound contradictory.

It says that Imparfait describes an ongoing state yet entirely in the past and Passé Composé indicates a change still continues today.

When you say J’aimais l’école, does it mean that you liked it but not anymore or that you still like it?

Imparfait means that something was true for an uncertain period of time but no longer valid?

Passé Composé is for something that has become true and is still valid?

Asked 4 years ago

Carol L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Profiter vs prendre plaisir de

Several times you have used "profiter de" to mean to enjoy. The dictionary I looked at defined profiter a to mean "to be of benefit to" and profiter de as "to take advantage of." Neither of these seems (to me. at least) to imply to enjoy or to take pleasure from. Why do you choose to use it rather than something like prendre plaisir de or some other more enjoyable-sounding term? ( Sorry, but the computer doesn't seem to respond to the holding down of letters for which an accent or other diacritical mark is needed, so my questions are grammatically incorrect......)

Asked 6 years ago

D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

.je n'ai pas un voiture pourqui je n'ai pas acheté une voiture.

je n'ai pas un voiture pourqui je n'ai pas acheté une voiture.

Asked 10 years ago

Camila P.A0KwizIQ community member

les baskets vs les chaussures de sport

what is the difference between these two?

Asked 4 years ago

lola K.A1KwizIQ community member

comment est-ce qu'on utilise le passe' simple?

Asked 10 years ago

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