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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No liaison between S and O in the expression 'au cas où

As I understand, a normally silent consonant at the end of a word should be pronounced if the following word starts with a vowel.

Could you please explain why this does not happen with the S and O in the expression 'au caS Où

Thank you

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Une soirée mouvementée (Passé Composé with être)

The 1st sentence in this fill-in-the-blank quiz was " Laissez-moi vous raconter ce qu'il nous........" Translated as, "Let me tell you what happened to us! My response was conjugated to Nous, and so, "sommes arrivés" was incorrect. Should I have conjugated the answer with moi, the subject of the verb? The correct answer was "est arrivé" . Could you please explain why IL became the subject? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Couvrez-vous la tête! ?What is the English translation of Couvrez-vous la tête! ?

Asked 7 years ago

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john a.A2Kwiziq community member

is voisinage wrong for neighbourhood

Asked 7 years ago

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Lee H.C1Kwiziq community member

Sorry, my question was incomplete. I was marked wrong for using "J' avais'l'habitude de ....."

Asked 8 years ago

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Kali S.A1Kwiziq community member

Je pense à elle ?

When I enter "I think about her" into google translate, it tells me the correct translation is "Je pense à elle"

Why would it not be "Je lui pense" ? Is 'she' not the indirect pronoun with this verb?

Is it only when 'à' translates to 'to' rather than 'about'?

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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T. S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When using « Qu’est-ce que c’est » is it appropriate to follow this statement with article?

Asked 8 years ago

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Lisa H.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partitive article vs definite article

Kwiz question:

Vous mangez de la dinde à Noël ? - Non, on ne mange jamais ________ dinde à Noël. Do you eat turkey at Christmas? - No, we never eat turkey at Christmas.
Please explain why the answer is “de.” I know the partitive article becomes “de” in negative sentences. My confusion is why is it “de” and not “la?” I would think it’d be “la” because you’re talking about turkey in general. Is it a partitive article because the question uses a partitive article?Could you also ask: Vous mangez la dinde à Noël? Non, on ne mange jamais la dinde à Noël.
Is there a lesson/discussion link that addresses when to use the partitive vs the definite article? I haven’t been able to find one. Many thanks for your help!

Asked 6 years ago

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Jacob C.A2Kwiziq community member

Je m'baladais sur l'avenue

In the song "Aux Champs-Élysées" the first line is "Je m'baladais sur l'avenue".

Is this a specific exception where you can use "sur" instead of "dans"?

Asked 4 years ago

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