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Ivo F.A1KwizIQ community member

When do you use "Cela est" instead of "C'est"?

Asked 9 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

How do you say, " Not again! " in French then?

Asked 8 years ago

G C.A2KwizIQ community member

Vas-yVous avez dit que pour les verbes 'er', ils perdent la 's', mais j'entends tout le temps 'vas-y'. C'est une erreur, ou c'est quelque chose de normal? Merci

Asked 8 years ago

Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

afin de vs pour

Are "afin de" and "pour" interchangeable?

Asked 6 years ago

isaac t.C1KwizIQ community member

Can the word taux be used instead of tarif? Is there a difference between the two?

Asked 1 year ago

Parmeet S.A2KwizIQ community member

How to say "Thanks for watching this video" in French at the end of a video?

Can we say "Merci de regarder cette video" ?

Asked 6 years ago

Maddie D.A1KwizIQ community member

D'animaux vs DES animauxWhy is it "Elle n'aime pas d'animaux" rather than "Elle n'aime pas DES animaux"? I didn't think that it mattered if the noun started with a vowel when it was plural; it would alway become "des" and the 's' would be pronounced in front of the vowel sound.

Asked 8 years ago

Tom G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

favori vs préféré

Favori and préféré are adjectives that can mostly be used interchangeably, meaning favorite.

In what cases are they NOT interchangeable? When do you need to use one over the other?

Asked 5 years ago

Luchen J.A1KwizIQ community member

Question about the usage of froid

(1) If the person is female, we still use froid instead of froide? For example, Elle a froid?

(2) How about plural female pronoun like "elles"? Which one of the following is correct: a) Elles ont froid? or b) Elles ont froides?

Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

Jean W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Difference between prendre vs mettre du temps

Bonjour à tous,

In translating the idea of the time it takes to do something, are mettre and prendre interchangeable? Or are there specific situations for the use of each ?

Thanks in advance.

Asked 7 years ago

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