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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

faire exprès deIn one of the quizzes, the sentence is "Il fait exprès de tomber. / He falls on purpose. Why is it not "de SE tomber?"

Asked 7 years ago

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Cornelia H.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J’ai très faim

I have always used the term « j’ai très faim », but I am wondering about the grammar. I believe that « faim » is a noun and « très » is an adverb. I guess that there are times when an adverb can modify a noun? Does it then become an adjective? I have just never questioned this before!

Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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JoLynn T.B1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi se vend le mûguet le 1. mai?

Asked 6 years ago

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Steve L.C1Kwiziq community member

No range of topicsWhy are all my recommended tests on the same topic - the passé simple?

Asked 8 years ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

être + entré OR être + rentré

In the above example of 'to go/come in(to)'
'Vous êtes rentrés dans la pharmacie à six heures.' You came into the pharmacy at six o'clock. ... Could you also convey the same meaning with: -

'Vous êtes entrés dans la pharmacie à six heures.'

Asked 7 years ago

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j. p.A1Kwiziq community member

Bojour, Why is "Nous ne savions pas lire avant" translated as "We couldn't read before" !! Whereas it ought to be "We did not know how to read before.

Asked 7 years ago

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Lucinda E.A1Kwiziq community member

Indicating the time of day

Bonjour Aurelie !

Why is it that when you write time indicating the time of day (i.e. du soir or du matin) that you use "et demie" or "moins le quart" but when writing in 24 hour time you write just the number past so like "trente" or "quarante-cinq" ?

This may not be right but when i was doing the quizzes I often got it wrong because of this and am a little confused to be honest !

Merci

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si vous échouez, essayez-vous de «passer le buck»?

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de/des before adjectiveFrom the week 71 A1 writing challenge: "She likes eating salad and also small tomato pieces" -> "Elle aime bien manger de la salade et aussi DES petits morceaux de tomate". I had expected "..et aussi DE petits morceaux.." Isn't there a rule that 'des' loses its s when there is an adjective before the noun?

Asked 8 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Avoir l'air mal

Can you give me some guidance on when to use mal as an adjective. I wrote "le reste du casting n'avait pas l'air mauvais".

I believe it is similar to bon v. bien as an adjective. I read somewhere that bon is used to describe taste, smell, physical sensation or a person's level or quality Otherwise, use bien as the adjective. Is this correct and does it apply to mauvais v. mal? Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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