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Steven N.C1KwizIQ community member

Why are the 's' in "cette fois-là" and the 't' in "cette nuit-là" pronounced?

Asked 8 years ago

Ian L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Would it be correct to say "Je suis retourné me coucher après que tu partis"? I'm confused re when to use passé composé versus passé simple.

Asked 7 years ago

C. J.A1KwizIQ community member

How do we know when "de" refers to "from" or partitive article "some"?

For example: "Marie achète du café"

Le café is a location and a drink.

Couldn't this sentence means both "Marie buys a coffee" and "Marie buys from the cafe"?

How do we know when "de" refers to "from" and when it refers to "some"?

Thank you!

Asked 7 years ago

Sukanya L.A0KwizIQ community member

jái trua-huit ans

Asked 10 years ago

Chris W.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

"I would buy a house in the contryside"The sentence "I would buy a house in the countryside" is in one of the writing tests. The translation given by kwizbot is: J'achèterai une maison à la campagne which, I believe is incorrect. It ought to be "achèterais", i.e., the conditionel.

Asked 8 years ago

Rod T.A2KwizIQ community member

Je n'est pas de questions.

Asked 9 years ago

T. E.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Incorrect example?Does "L'eau est assez fraîche" translate to "The water is quite fresh?" Rather than quite cold?

Asked 9 years ago

Simon C.B1KwizIQ community member

Vous êtes arriv________ en retard.

How can "vous êtes arriv________ en retard" ever be "Vous êtes arrivé or arrivée en retard". It can surely only be "vous êtes arrivés" or "vous êtes arrivées en retard"??

Asked 7 years ago

Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Les/desIn a B1 question, "They collect antique cars" was translated as "Ils collectionnent les voitures anciennes". Why not "des voitures"?

Asked 9 years ago

Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

present/pastFrom a writing challenge: "I've always done it like that. If I changed now you wouldn't find them anymore" -> "J'ai toujours fait comme ça. Si je CHANGEAIS maintenant, tu ne les trouverais plus". Why should we use l'imparfait (changeais) when talking about something one might do now/maintenant, why not le présent ? (Yes, I know it mirrors the English "changed", but English is not my native language either)

Asked 9 years ago

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