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Aaron L.Kwiziq community member

What are some examples with COD/COI + La negation + Conj Verb, Infi. Verb?

Asked 7 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

les couples des autres

I'm a bit unsure why it should be 'couples des autres' rather than 'couples d'autres'...

Asked 5 years ago

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it as correct to say, Ce stylo est le mien, as,

Ce stylo est à moi?

Asked 9 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?

Asked 10 years ago

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Deborah F.B1Kwiziq community member

Dish washer in French

Which is correct - un lave-vaisselle or une machine à laver la vaisselle?

Asked 4 years ago

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Farid M.C1Kwiziq community member

Video above, On vs L'onOn the video, I feel the explanation for "on vs l'on" (minute 6:18) is not applicable. I don't believe this is an example of euphony, because there are occasions that we use qu'on (unlike va-t-il, a clear example of euphony, that is never without a "t"). So, I think in this phrase, the first "on" is indefinite, but in the second part, having a point of reference, it becomes definite. Am I correct on this?

Asked 9 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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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Nous sommes professeurs

In a very recent quiz, the possible people the above statement referred to were a) two males b) a male and female c) two females. I got it wrong as I did not click on option c). As Chris mentioned (below) if there is a trend to gender this noun, should "professeure/s" be used or mentioned as an alternative? ( It did appear in Google translate)

Asked 5 years ago

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, some of the pronunciations sound robotic. The pronunciation is not clear. Is it possible to have better recordings.

Asked 8 years ago

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Sheldon P.B2Kwiziq community member

How do you translate " Je m'associe pour aimer mis pas pour hair""?

Asked 10 years ago

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