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Jose R.C1KwizIQ community member

Retourner can also use Avoir, if used in a reflexive mode. Are there other cases? Maybe you could make a note on that in the lessons list.

Asked 8 years ago

Vanessa P.B2KwizIQ community member

Why do some conjugations of démeurer use avoir?

Asked 9 years ago

Kailey W.A1KwizIQ community member

J'habite à Atlanta, aux états-Unis

Asked 9 years ago

Paul B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Case of "soi-même" Is the use of même optional in the examples given using soi-même?

Asked 8 years ago

John L.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Without Struggle?Is there a way I can use this to mean without struggle? For example, I would like to have a conversation in french without struggle: je voudrais avoir une conversation francaise sans avoir du mal. Does that work? Merci.

Asked 9 years ago

Carl C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

mois derniers vs derniers mois

Why does the text use "Ces derniers mois"? We are directed to a lesson which uses "mois derniers."

Asked 5 years ago

Livie O.B1KwizIQ community member

In the phrase, "j'arrive à manger du riz", how does one rephrase it using the indirect object pronoun method. Since lui, leur refer to people.

Asked 7 years ago

Debbie M.C1KwizIQ community member

Asked 7 years ago

Valentin P.B2KwizIQ community member

sûrement, probably or certainly

in the exercise there's a word used "sûrement" as "probably",

however here it says it means "certainly":

http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/SUREMENT/fr-fr/

and here seems to be meaning both:

https://context.reverso.net/translation/french-english/s%C3%BBrement?utm_source=reversoweb&utm_medium=contextresults&utm_campaign=resultpage

Asked 6 years ago

S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Il m'a laissé tomber

The storyteller is a woman. So, why isn't it "Il m'a laissée tomber"? The direct object is a woman (feminine) and it appears before avoir in the passé composé.

Asked 6 years ago

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