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Lisa S.A0KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

J'habite à Corona del Mar à California.

Asked 10 years ago

S. C.A1KwizIQ community member

Why can «On ne peut pas stationner ici» mean ‘You cannot park here’ but not ‘We cannot park here’? The verb tense doesn’t match either.

Asked 8 years ago

Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

For "Go to bed!" Couche-toi is the answer, but are there other ways to say it, such as "Viens te coucher!"?

Asked 7 years ago

Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Qu'est-ce que c'est la Sorbonne

This is still being marked as incorrect. If it is, please explain clearly why; if it is not please fix the problem with the questions related to this topic - it is confusing enough to follow without having repeated confusion added by incorrect marking. I have checked previous answers and it was stated that it was correct but marked wrong for repeating words from the question - but the question was to write "What is the Sorbonne" in French. Fairly difficult to leave Sorbonne out of the answer.

Asked 6 years ago

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 10 years ago

Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why use mauvais and not mal in this kwizik quizz sentence, please?cette sorcière sent très mauvais -Cheryl

Asked 10 years ago

dave d.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hi, why, in the above examples, is it "chaque année" but not "chaque journée"? Many thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

Ron T.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

What is the meaning of "Nous sommes avant vous dans la queue."?time: avant (before) space devant (in front of) So given the use definitions in the lesson, I am unclear the reason that «avant» is used relative to queue. To me queue is an indication of space as opposed to time. Please explain.

Asked 9 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

J'ai de plus en plus mal à me concentrerI am just if the me is essential or could it be left out.

Asked 8 years ago

Shubham M.B2KwizIQ community member

I would like to know if it is correct...I wrote a quotation in English and now I translated it in French. It's something like that: ( Dans le grand schéma de l'univers, ni vous ni un millier d'autres gens n'aurez un jour de l'importance. Nous ne sommes qu'un infime grain de sable dans une immensité que l'on ne peut même pas imaginer. En acceptant cela, le seul sens que votre vie, ou n'importe quelle autre vie, peut avoir dans une telle immensité est le sens que vous la donnez. Rêvez en grand, amusez-vous, et surtout soyez honnête et soyez heureux. ) In English: ( In the grand scheme of the universe, nothing you or one thousand other people do will ever begin to remotely matter. We are nothing but an infinitesimal speck on a scale we cannot even begin to fathom. Accepting that, the only meaning that your life, or any life, can have on such a scale is the meaning for which you give it. Dream big, live fun, and most importantly be honest and be happy. ) I would like to know if I have translated my quotation correctly in French. Thank you in advance! Note: All my writing pieces are solely my literary work and authorized.

Asked 9 years ago

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