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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Le rose vs. la rose?

Are the words 'LE rose' in the 1st sentence in the lesson, in the masculine gender because 'le rose' is used as a noun? If the answer is yes, are all colours used as nouns masculine?

Asked 7 years ago

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Craig B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Je trouve ça" vs. "Je le trouve"

The lesson says that with ça or cela, the word is after the verb trouve, and when there's an object pronoun le, la, les, etc, the pronoun goes before the verb. Isn't cela an object pronoun? Why wouldn't "I find it..." be translated "Je le trouve..."?
Merci, Craig

Asked 4 years ago

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Lewis S.C1KwizIQ community member

Écouter takes direct object pronoun?From the lesson: J'aime l'écouter. (I like to listen to him.) Écouter = to listen to Isn't this use of 'him' an example of an indirect object, and therefore, "J'aime lui écouter", correct? Unless écouter isn't a verb that's usually by à, but it sure seems that it is.

Asked 8 years ago

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rick s.A1KwizIQ community member

how do you ask "where are you staying?"Ex. if you are visiting

Asked 9 years ago

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john h.A1KwizIQ community member

je joue - i play, i am playingbut then the example for en train is je suis en train de jouer - why does the form of play change?

Asked 10 years ago

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Elena E.A1KwizIQ community member

Why there is not liaison when we pronounce Des harricots? Should't it be pronounced as /dezaricot/ ?

Asked 9 years ago

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CB R.A2KwizIQ community member

Why is it not "J'ai habité DEPUIS cinq ans"?This is what I seem to recall having been taught at school (admittedly, a very long time ago!).

Asked 9 years ago

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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

aimer = love or like?I used to be on Duolingo, and whenever this question came up, the experts always said "aimer means love for people&pets, like for things". Laura Lawless' article agrees, with examples like "Aimes-tu le tennis? Oui, j'aime ça - Do you like tennis? Yes, I like it". But this lesson has aimer=love even for things. What am I to believe?

Asked 10 years ago

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valentina p.A1KwizIQ community member

Can I say "Je vais du cinéma" instead of "Je viens du cinéma" ? Or: "Je viens au restaurant" instead of "Je vais au restaurant" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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A. R.B1KwizIQ community member

joue à la/fais de la natation

As I understand the lesson, faire du/de la is used for habitual activities and joue à is used for ongoing or current activities. Is this wrong?

If not, how come "Elle joue à la natation." is wrong for "She goes swimming"?

The lesson has "Tu fais de la natation" as an example where it means the person does this habitually/in a club or something. So wouldn't "Elle fait de la natation" mean "She swims", "She's in a swimming club" or something, i.e. that she swims habitually?

Asked 6 years ago

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