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Leo W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

j'avais or j'ai eu?!

En 2004, ________ de l'argent.

1- En 2004, j'avais de l'argent.
2- En 2004, j'ai eu de l'argent.

What's the difference between 1 & 2 in meaning?

I always have trouble choosing Passé composé or L'imparfait. Could you please enlighten me?

Asked 6 years ago

Race U.A2KwizIQ community member

Question on "Comment vous vous appelez?"

I am confused by the repeat of vous in this question and also in "Vous vous appelez M.Durand." Is this standard?

Asked 6 years ago

Stuart B.B1KwizIQ community member

How to say 'It is Friday'Do you say c'est or il est? Also, have I heard 'nous sommes vendredi' correctly?

Asked 9 years ago

Matthew C.C1KwizIQ community member

Translating part of the name of a street?I’m very confused by this. It would seem very odd to me to if, when talking in English about a street in France, someone would translate “J’habite rue Pasteur.” to “I live on Pasteur Street.” or “I live on Pasteur Road.”. I would expect that they would either leave “rue Pasteur” as it is and say “I live on rue Pasteur.” or, perhaps more likely, captalize the “rue” and say “I live on Rue Pasteur.”. Similarly, I would not expect someone who lived in, say, London, when speaking French, to say something like “J’habite rue Baker.”, I’d expect something more like “J’habite Baker Street.”. In all cases, I’d expect the full name of the street (“rue Pasteur”, “Baker Street”, etc.) to be preserved in translation. I am often shocked at how much people are willing to mangle names of all kinds when using a language different to that from which the name originated, though Kwiziq usually manages to avoid doing so. A quick look at the French and English Wikipedia articles for some notable streets seems to back up my initial thoughts. I was wondering whether to report this as an issue, but I am not quite confident enough to say that Kwiziq is definitely wrong here.

Asked 9 years ago

adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

des hors d'œuvres vs des amuse-bouches vs canapés vs petits fours?!

In the US, one of the few French words that most of us Americans think we know is "hors d'œuvres"-- to us, it means appetizers. Yet, "hors d'œuvres" isn't an option in the context of a NY Eve party in France? I think of an "amuse-bouche" being something that is served between courses in an elaborate meal, a "canapé" is something on a cracker (savory biscuit), and a "petits fours" is a tiny cube of cake, frosted with a ganache and decorated daintily. Can someone please clarify?

Asked 2 years ago

adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

en plus vs de plus

What is the real difference between "de plus" and "en plus"? In this writing exercise, the English word "plus" is translated as "en plus," "in addition" is translated as "de plus," and "besides" is also "de plus."

Asked 2 years ago

Eva L.C1KwizIQ community member

Can "quiconque" and "n'importe qui" be used interchangeably.

Asked 8 years ago

Bonnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Does one ever use "Deux et deux font quatre" or "Deux et deux égal/égale quatre"?I'm just wondering if "et" is used rather than "plus", or if that's an outmoded thing (or if the book I have is totally wrong...).

Asked 8 years ago

William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Devenir + Past ParticipleIs it possible to use devenir with the past participle in addition to avoir and etre. des étudiants deviendront désillusionné

Asked 8 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir / après d'avoirAfter watching the film: Après d'avoir regardé ce film- was marked correct. Why it can't be said as: "Après avoir regardé ce film. Is it because 'watching' is considered a gerund ? Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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