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tanya v.A0Kwiziq community member

when writing the date is it acceptable to use the number as well as the written form of the number IE: C'est le 10 mai and C'est le dix mai. or is one preferred over the other

Asked 8 years ago

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why are we using sur la place instead of dans la place.... actually I get very confused sometimes regarding the usage of sur, dans and en .pls explai

Asked 5 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is Je suis nom at least a colloquial thing that's correct?I watched Despicable Me 2 in French a while ago and I heard " Je suis (nom) " from two characters, Margo and the main villain. Is that sometimes correct?

Asked 8 years ago

Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passez une bonne après-midi

Is this a typo. Is "après-midi" not masculine ?

Asked 6 years ago

Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

D'ailleurs vs. Au fait D'ailleurs, ça me rappelle que Paul m'avait prêté un livre palpitant.
Can i use "Au fait" in this sentence instead of "D'ailleurs"? Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

Scott N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

CinquièmeI think it would be useful to note in the lesson another small exception to the rule on forming the ordinal numbers. Namely, 'cinq' becomes 'cinquième' rather than 'cinqième'. No big deal, but I just wanted to mention it.

Asked 7 years ago

Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why apostrophise?I am aware of the general confusion between "des" the indefinite plural article and "des"="de"+"les" the combination of the "de" with the definite plural article. However, normally neither of them gets apostrophised. Whence the exception here?

Asked 10 years ago

J. B.C1Kwiziq community member

Three ways of asking the same question?

Hi

There are three phrases which the lesson translates into the same expression “What is a pen?”

Qu’est-ce que / Qu’est-ce qu’un stylo ?

Qu’est-ce que c’est / Qu’est-ce que c’est un stylo ?

Qu’est-ce que c’est que / Qu’est-ce que c’est qu’un stylo ?

What is the difference between the 3 questions? When should each one be used?

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

Tom K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

avoir besoin de

The lesson states:

To express to need + [noun], you will use :avoir besoin de/d' + (article) + noun

The examples cited show the use of the indefinite article but none include the definite article and it could be implied that the definite article is never used after avoir besoin de/d' which is obviously wrong. It is the old problem of the specific vs the general. Since this is a perrenial problem for French learners, it might be an idea to spell it out more explictly in the lesson.

Tom

Asked 7 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the examples above, why isn't it: - Je n'écoute jamais AU prof'

Asked 8 years ago

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