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Annie S.A2Kwiziq community member

Few/SeveralWhat English dialect is Kwiziq based on? My sociolect most definitely does not contain this silly "few is slightly less than several". Few is the opposite of many, it is not in a scale with several. Several means more than one, although usually 3 or more. I get that you are looking for a way to separate out the feel of scale in the French words, but it just doesn't work.

Asked 7 years ago

Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

se faire goûter?

What's a good definition for "se faire goûter"?

Asked 5 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Indefinite article"I buy milk" -> « j'achète DU lait » French sometimes need articles that English can do without. Are they always used? Consider an informal shopping list: "To buy: bread, milk, carrots..." Would a native frenchman write « À acheter: du pain, du lait, des carottes...» ?

Asked 8 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

quinze rather than et quart trente and rather than et demie with "above 12" times

Asked 7 years ago

Julianne Q.B2Kwiziq community member

Is the correct English translation of Je déteste la California ou la Provence, I dislike California and Provence i think the point is that in French 'ou' is used in this situation rather than 'et' - is that right?

Asked 7 years ago

Brenda F.B2Kwiziq community member

We are given a rule that brun is used for skin, hair, and fur. Yet example sentence uses ‘marron’ for dog and mouse. Pls advise. Merci!

Asked 6 years ago

Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Better quiz questionFor this quiz, I suggest giving English sentences and multiple French translations. For example: The police arrived to late 1. Les polices sont arrivés trop tard. 2. Le police est arrivé trop tard. 3. La police sont arrivé trop tard. 4. La police est arrivée trop tard. Je propose aussi d'ajouter une deuxième question. Peut être: She brushed her long golden hair. Or Where are the rest rooms?

Asked 7 years ago

M. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé antérieur and participleI'm having no luck translating the form, 'il eut heu'. I've run across it (or variations) three times now. It looks like a verb in the passé antérieur but none of the language reference tools I've checked recognise the participle 'heu'. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it possible to manually remove and add subjects to your study plan?

Asked 8 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement unclear"parler des vacances", but "parler des enfants" for example). Is the statement missing a ´Not'?

Asked 8 years ago

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