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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

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D. L.B1Kwiziq community member

I may have found a problem....Last week Anthony gave us a box of chocolates. Conjugate "offrir" (to give) in the passé composé. The selections to choose from read as follow....a offert, offrit, offrait and est offert... Where is the correct selection, which I believe is Nous avons offert??? Assistance.... s'il vous plaît Merci

Asked 8 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Susan asked: "Isn't "de" used after negative expressions instead of "des"?"Il n'a mangé que des bonbons." (He only ate sweets.)

Asked 9 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

" You took this Kwiz quite recently...soon! " When can I take Kwizs again?How long does someone have to wait before they're arbitrarily allowed to take a Kwiz again? Also, I'm confused about how none of my questions in this site period seem to get answered, or maybe they are answered and I just don't get the answer sent to me or something.

Asked 7 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elles sont à 2,35€ le kilo.I noticed in one of the writing tests "They cost..." one translation is given as "Elles sont à..." or "they are at..." Is the à after être required when talking about prices and measures in French, or is it optional? ~Thanks for your help.

Asked 9 years ago

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Ale R.A1Kwiziq community member

Chercher/ Rechercher

Hello!! I would really like to know the difference between chercher and rechercher.

Thank you so much

Asked 4 years ago

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Jamie J.B2Kwiziq community member

Why the S'Y?

I have just run across this sentence in my reading, and I don't understand how/why the adverbial pronoun is used:

The introductory sentence is part of a conversation:

-Vous ignorez qu'il est le propriétaire des parfums et des produits de beauté Mylène?

This is followed by the following sentence, which is the author's omnipotent observation about how little Maigret knew about perfumes:

Il s'y connaissait si peu en produits de beauté!

I understand what is being communicated, but I don't understand the grammar!

Please explain why the "s'y" construction is in this sentence.

Merci!

Asked 6 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

tout le monde est nouveau? Why not nouvelI seem to vaguely remember that there are two ways of talking about new, depending on how new the object is. Here I used nouvel but the correct answer was nouvel? Can anyone enlighten me?

Asked 7 years ago

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Loredana s.A0Kwiziq community member

tu es qui

can you say qui es tu , and does it means the same as tu es qui ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mathieu L.B1Kwiziq community member

Fils vs garçon

Is fils strictly to be used only in context of describing family and relatives?

Asked 4 years ago

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