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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of "y"In one lesson (about the use of non plus) there was an example "Il ne joue pas souvent au foot, et toi ? -Je n'y joue pas souvent non plus." Please add to the lesson a link to the lesson that explains this use of "y" (had expected "en") - I'm familiar with y being used to refer to a previously mentioned location but this was something else.

Asked 9 years ago

Eileen C.A0Kwiziq community member

Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?

Asked 7 years ago

Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

Why can't stress pronouns be used in the singular?

Asked 9 years ago

Christopher P.C1Kwiziq community member

My question is with the future and the pronunciation of the

Asked 8 years ago

Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

When is a fact not a factIf someone knows when a shop is open, which is a fact, why is savoir used instead of connaître?

Asked 9 years ago

Gabhan B.C1Kwiziq community member

avoir + montéThe lesson says that "J'ai monté mon cheval" means "I mounted my horse" and that avoir + monté means "to mount something". In the test it asks what the meaning is of "'Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa soeur.'' I selected "Lucas got on his sister's new wardrobe" as one of the possible meanings (to me, "got on" means generally the same thing as "mounted", though "getting on" a wardrobe seems like an odd thing to say). Anyway, that answer was marked as incorrect. I don't understand why. Could you help?

Asked 7 years ago

D. K.A2Kwiziq community member

J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la mienne.Why mieux and not meilleure? Une bonne voiture, une voiture meilleure que la mienne?

Asked 8 years ago

Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mal vs mauvais with copular verb être

Bonjour.

re. mal vs mauvais/mauvaise: Is the adverb "mal" used as an adjective with the copular verb être, to say "bad"?

For example, to say "good", do we only use the adjective of "good" with être (a copular verb): "Pierre est bon. C'est un bon homme." But, when saying "bad" instead of "good" with être, do we use "mal" (adverb) instead of mauvais to say "He is bad", but use "mauvais" when a noun is present? : "Il est mal. C'est un mauvais homme."

I find this topic confusing.

Cheryl

Asked 6 years ago

James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The meaning of `Jurer` - to swearDoes the verb `Jurer` - to swear, have optional meanings as it does in English, i.e. to swear an oath or to curse?

Asked 6 years ago

Ana P.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of eggs

I always thought the "f" was pronounced in "oeufs", but in the video she does not pronounce the ending. Are both forms possible?

Asked 5 years ago

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