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Richard M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

C’est fou…

…is not an acceptable alternative to ‘c’est n’importe quoi’ if you don’t know in advance what the idea behind this question is?

Asked 3 years ago

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David C.B1KwizIQ community member

Elle a dû oublier de t'appeler. Why is there a "de" between oublier and t'appeler?Elle a dû oublier de t'appeler.

Hello why is there a "de" between oublier and t'appeler?

I often see a "de" in sentences whose placement I can't really understand. I would like to know if there is a rule for this.

Asked 6 years ago

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Megan S.B2KwizIQ community member

Aussi vs. non plus

In the sentence " I also don't like some soccer fans " I used "je n'aime pas aussi" but the correction said it is "je n’aime pas non plus"

What is the reasoning here? When I read the grammar lesson behind it, it says "non plus" is more like "not...either" which is definitely not the same meaning as also in English.

Asked 3 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Se retrouver versus rencontrer?Is there a difference in usage between se retrouver and rencontrer? I think they both mean to meet.

Asked 9 years ago

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Amany O.A0KwizIQ community member

J'ai une chienne

Asked 10 years ago

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martina t.A1KwizIQ community member

etre vs d'etre

Hi,

I was wondering why is it "je suis fière d'être utile" rather than "je suis fière être utile". Would it be incorrect to ommit the 'd'' in this case?

Thanks,

Martina

Asked 2 years ago

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paul b.C1KwizIQ community member

Avant de I see in the lesson example you say avant que je n aille chez Paula. Would it be better to say avant d aller chez Paula

Asked 8 years ago

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Vi V.C1KwizIQ community member

"Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues"Mais je crois que cette exemple n'est pas correcte: "Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues". Il vaut mieux "Tu joues à la trompette ---> Tu y joues", n'est-ce pas ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Matt R.B1KwizIQ community member

Please explain: Il a fait exprès de ne pas rendre la monnaie.Why "ne pas", by itself, not around a verb?

Asked 9 years ago

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Dingdong K.A1KwizIQ community member

'Nous ne savions pas lire avant' why we use indicatif imparfait of 'savoir' in here ?

Asked 8 years ago

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