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d. g.A1Kwiziq community member

No liaison between "et" and "une"Why is the "t" in "et" silent when it precedes the vowel sound in "une" in ,"Je connais un homme turc et une femme turque."

Asked 8 years ago

Arman V.C1Kwiziq community member

D'Espagne ou De l'EspagneDo these two sentences mean different things, or is one of them incorrect ? 1. Je viens d'Espagne 2. Je viens de l'Espagne To say “the customs of Spain”: 1. Les coutumes d’Espagne 2. Les coutumes de l’Espagne To say “under the influence of Spain”: 1. Sous les influences d’Espagne 2. Sous les influences de l’Espagne.

Asked 8 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

savoir la réponse ou connaître la réponseIn an earlier quiz the correct answer was Je sais la réponse, but in this multiple choice question they use connaître for all choices. Are both correct?

Asked 8 years ago

Duke H.B1Kwiziq community member

Please explain "Il lui (verbe)"Bonjour! I'm trying to improve my French through reading, and I've encountered a problem that I don't think was covered in my lessons. I keep seeing the following structure used in a sentence: "Il lui (verbe)." For example: "Il lui manque la montié d'une oreille et ses yeux sont... ." I unferstand this sentence to mean "He is missing half of an ear, and his eyes are... ." My problem is that I can't figure out why such sentences are using "Il lui (verbe)" instead of just "Il (verbe)." Another example is "Il lui arrive même de nous faire cadeau d'un rat." Could you please explain (1) is "lui" is being used as a stress pronoun in this case? And (2) why is it being used at all? Marci! -Duke

Asked 8 years ago

Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the correct translation in French of “It is sunny”?

Is it “Il fait beau” or “Il fait du soleil”?

Asked 7 years ago

David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le Futur vs l'Imparfait.

In the writing challenge "My post-university plans" the sentence "I've heard that Isabelle is also going to try her luck in Paris." is translated as "J'ai entendu dire qu'Isabelle allait aussi tenter sa chance à Paris."

Why is "allait" used rather than "ira" or "va"?

"allait" seems to be translation for "was going", not "will be going" or "is going", yet the most likely meaning of the sentence is that Isabelle's action will occur in the future.

It seems that the explantion has to do with the fact that the sentence describes something already heard and therefore belongs to the past but the result is not intuitive.

Asked 7 years ago

Raghad B.A2Kwiziq community member

what is the difference between using votre and ton. For example why in " Les filles aiment ________ yeux." I should use tes why cant I use vos

Asked 7 years ago

Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the pronunciation of 'faisons'irregular? It sounds like 'fesons' (the 'ai' is not pronounced as in 'il fait' or 'vous faites').

Asked 8 years ago

Prudvinath M.A0Kwiziq community member

de L'Inde ou d'Inde?

I have seen some tutorials using 'Je viens de L'Inde' while some tutorials use 'Je viens d'Inde' to say 'I am from India'.

I feel both are grammatically correct (In my limited knowledge).

Which phrase is should I use?

Asked 6 years ago

S. H.C1Kwiziq community member

How do I know when to use j'ai été rather than j'étais...it's all very confusing

Asked 8 years ago

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