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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 9 years ago

D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

What does depeche in the passage mean?

Help me plsssss

Asked 2 years ago

Sherry M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour. Are "joyau" and "joyaux" pronounced correctly in the example above?

Asked 9 years ago

Johnny L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When used in a questionYou wrote 'When used in a question, "où" always means "where?" and "quand" always means "when?"' but didn't give an example. Does that mean "Le jour où j'ai eu vingt ans" become "Le jour quand ai-je eu vingt ans?" Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

Tim L.B2KwizIQ community member

I thought se coucher means "to go to bed" so it should not be necessary also to use the verb aller!

Asked 7 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I need clarification on this:

" You won't use this in Indirect Speech where whether = if. " Doesn't it always? I need a lot more examples.

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Elles (les chauve-souris) ne volent que la nuitI look for a proposition like à or dans la nuit. Have you any general tips on why and where french does not need a preposition in cases like this?

Asked 9 years ago

Carol L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why faillir de rater rather than presque rater?

Faillir de (rater, for example) is being used. I have no problem with this usage, but wonder why presque is not used at all -- e.g., j'ai presque rate as an alternative to j'ai failli rate. Just curious. Thanks!

Asked 6 years ago

Meghna J.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

De and desWhy did you use la maison DES in the first example ? The maison is singular n'est c'est pas?

Asked 9 years ago

Michael R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

In the first quiz question of ni ni ne I noticed that the answer isn'a mangé...ni ni isn't this neither nor rather than neither of them.

Asked 9 years ago

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