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Emily B.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between parce que and car?Can they be used interchangeably, or is there some rule for when to use one or the other?

Asked 7 years ago

Serian E.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between manquer and rater? If I wanted to use the examples above about a train or a concert, what would the difference be for the two verbs? Can I use both or is one wrong? If not, what is the change in meaning?

Asked 7 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir / après d'avoirAfter watching the film: Après d'avoir regardé ce film- was marked correct. Why it can't be said as: "Après avoir regardé ce film. Is it because 'watching' is considered a gerund ? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

usage of "pire and pis"Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis / Ça va de pire en pire. When to use pire and pis both mean "worse".

Asked 9 years ago

Lukas H.C1Kwiziq community member

Cela étant dit = That being said?One of the test questions was to translate "That being said" to French. Is "Cela étant dit" a correct translation? It was not accepted as such, but some web searching shows that at least other people think that one is correct in addition the official answer "cela dit".

Asked 8 years ago

Aditya K.A1Kwiziq community member

Je viens de l'Inde

Asked 9 years ago

Eva L.C1Kwiziq community member

Can "quiconque" and "n'importe qui" be used interchangeably.

Asked 7 years ago

chiara b.C1Kwiziq community member

Vous êtes entré OR vous êtes entrés?

Shouldn't it be vous êtes entrés?

Asked 9 years ago

John E.A2Kwiziq community member

What does je puis mean?

Asked 7 years ago

Anthea P.C1Kwiziq community member

Un peu usageBonjour Aurélie Recently I was told that any adjective that comes after 'un peu' must have a masculine ending regardless of the nous it describes e.g. Ma maison est un peu froid. Is this correct ?

Asked 8 years ago

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