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Sandra L.B2Kwiziq community member

new(some) boots

To my American mind, if I say I bought new boots it does not mean some new boots. It means I bought a pair of new boots, not some. In order to buy some boots I would have to buy 2 or more pairs of boots, unusual. Sometimes your examples are not helpful for me to know the difference in French. Merci

Asked 6 years ago

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Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

‘mais je suis arrivée un peu plus tard’

Do I not need to use ‘y’ as it means “to arrive there’? ‘mais j’y suis arrivée’? Please explain. Thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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Ann C.C1Kwiziq community member

Isn't there only one subject in this example? "Il ne peut pas s'en souvenir, bien qu'il le relise tous les soirs !"

Asked 7 years ago

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Martha D.A2Kwiziq community member

C1 Grammar pointsCOuld anyone please provide me with a list of the wider grammar points that are covered specifically in C1 level? I need this for a project I'm doing at university.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les voitures dont le toit est décapotable. In this phrase could desquelles be used instead of dont?

Asked 9 years ago

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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member

ville vs village

Somehow, I always translate "city" to "ville" and "town" to village. Help me to think about this differently, if you can!

Asked 3 years ago

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c. c.C1Kwiziq community member

audio"Faites-la sortir avant qu'elle ne fasse un scandale." It was one of the test questions. The audio seems off to me at "fasse un". There's no reporting button for check audio (and anyway maybe I'm wrong).

Asked 7 years ago

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Kalpana S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns

What is the rule for using the pesky little accent circumflex with possessive plurals-- adjectives and pronouns (notre and votre)? Used only with pronouns but not adjectives? Is that right?

Asked 4 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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Hanna W.B2Kwiziq community member

How do these work with en?If you want the quantifier to be a direct object, would you use it like: Paul a bu quelques verres de vin hier ---> Paul en a bu quelques hier ??

Asked 9 years ago

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