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Merve G.A1Kwiziq community member

Why do we use un tres joli manteau but not un manteau tres joli? Merci!

Asked 9 years ago

Reem H.A1Kwiziq community member

Hello, I still can't tell when to use "tous"!

Asked 9 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Specific dayWhy would the day of birth be à la? I understand from the text that a la is generally ´the day' and le jour de is a specific day. On the question Laurent est né ________ Saint-Patrick, the answer is contradictory. Please help clarify.

Asked 8 years ago

Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm a bit confused by what "on their own" means,especially when, in an example, "le jour suivant" isn't used on its own. I read the Q&A, and I'm still confused. Which sentence structures are correct for which phrases?

Asked 9 years ago

John D.A2Kwiziq community member

In the example: "Basile adore se coucher tard." Why isn't it 'tarde'?Isn't the object Basile feminine?

Asked 8 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ça or il"Oh! J'ai regardé ça aussi hier." How can we know it is not "Oh! Je le ai regardé aussi hier." (with contractions)? Last time I asked this you pointed me to the c'est vs il est lesson but "ce" is not "ça" so I don't see how that helps.

Asked 9 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ai-je assez d'argent ? Not why?Inverted form of question. Is it for the purpose of pronunciation?

Asked 9 years ago

Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Laura, is there a quiz for this?

Asked 9 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

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Jack descended (on) the giant

I can see from the discussion that I am not the only learner who gets confused about this, but am I correct that these two sentences are translated thus:

Jack descended the giant = Jack a descendu le geant (Sorry, can't do the accent)

and

Jack descended on the giant = Jack est descendu sur le geant.

Asked 7 years ago

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