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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

lui or le?How do I know if I should do "J'aime l'écouter" vs. "J'aime lui écouter."?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are cuire and cuisiner interchangeable? If not, please explain when to use each one.

Asked 6 years ago

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D. W.B2Kwiziq community member

Approximate numbers - 70, 80, and 90Hi, in your lesson "How to make approximate numbers such as une dizaine (ten or so)" you explain how to form the approximate numbers dizaine (10), vintgaine (20), trentaine (30), quarantaine (40), cinquantaine (50), soixantaine (60) and centaine (100). You did not mention 70, 80, nor 90. Do these not exist? Or are my guesses "soixante-dizaine" (70), "quatre-vingtaines" (80) and "quatre-vingt-dizaine" (90) in the right direction?

Asked 9 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si “Paul rappelle son frère à Sarah” veut dire Paul reminds Sarah of HER brother, comment dirait-t-on: Paul reminds Sarah of HIS brother? Merci en avaof HER brother, comment on dirait "Paul reminds Sarah of HIS brother?

Asked 7 years ago

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Dyrce M.A2Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between "a tort" and est "tort"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Melanie M.C1Kwiziq community member

How to determine which case "on" is?How does one determine when on is used in a general context or as a collective NOUS? Is this as arbitrary and debatable as it seems or it is not adequately explained? Otherwise I wouldn't be getting this question wrong. If on in a general context is not translated as "one" or "they", as I've seen elsewhere, doesn't "we" always include the speaker?

Asked 9 years ago

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this rule exclusive for partitive articles? Is it correct to say "Je ne Viens pas de natation" as a negative form of "Je viend de la natation"

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"les verres" - "wipes glasses" ou "wipes the glasses"?Un des réponses correctes était "elle essuie les verres." La traduction était "She wipes glasses." Est-ce-que ca ne doigt pas "She wipes THE glasses."?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do we use partitive articles for 'faire' but definite articles for 'jouer à'?

Il fait du tennis (fait + de le)

Il joue au tennis (joue à + le)

I thought whether we use partitve articles should depends on the thing we modify instead of the verb

Asked 7 years ago

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James R.C1Kwiziq community member

Que veut dire le mot "noirmoutrins"? Je n'ai pas pu le trouver dans le dictionnaire.

Asked 6 years ago

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