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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 5 years ago

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Melvin P.A2Kwiziq community member

Salut,If the verb of a negative sentence is être, would it still be possible to change un / une to de / d'? Merci beaucoup. ^^

Asked 9 years ago

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Wendy E.C1Kwiziq community member

is there a lesson on where and how to use accent marks

Asked 9 years ago

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Reported/indirect speechBonjour Aurélie, le sujet "discours indirécte" me manque parmi tous les leçons. Est-ce que tu as quelque chose planifié à le ajouter? -- Chris.

Asked 9 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Add le/la poêle to list on nouns changing meaning with gender ?

I have recently come across le poêle (as one of the words for) - stove; la poêle - frying pan/skillet. Fairly common kitchen terms, so may be worth adding to the list?

Asked 6 years ago

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I do not understand the questionQu'est-ce qui est arrivé à Elsa ? - how does this translate to 'what happened to Elsa?' This is from the test questions. Kindly clarify.

Asked 9 years ago

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Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is "après qu'il s'est rasé" an acceptable phrase?

Asked 7 years ago

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conrad p.A1Kwiziq community member

Qui vs Que