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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

Etre versus devenir versus aller

In comparing these three sentences, I notice that the verbs have similar translations (is/are getting or becoming):

Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis

Ma mémoire est de pire en pire

Les ordinateurs deviennent de mieux en mieux

Can these three verbs be used interchangeably with these expressions to mean is getting/going/becoming worse or better? Or is there a distinction to be made?

Thanks for your help!

Asked 6 years ago

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Ting C.B1KwizIQ community member

donc je vais me régaler - meaning

I am trying to figure out the English translate for 'donc je vais me régaler'

Does it mean:

1) so I am going to enjoy.

2) so I am going to feast.

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul F.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Expression: je m’y connais un peu ...

I don’t understand the use of the reflexive ‘se connaître’ and the pronoun ‘y’ in the phrase “je m’y connais un peu en moteurs”. Can someone explain these 2 points, or is it just an expression.

(I answered “Je connais un peu les moteurs” for “I know a bit about engines”. Would this be an acceptable alternative?)

Asked 7 years ago

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John W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Un lion chassera une antilope

In the passive the correct answer is given as 'une antilope sera chassée par un lion'.

As chasser is an -er verb that I guess takes avoir why isn't the answer 'une antilope aura chassé par un lion'?

Asked 8 years ago

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Ryan B.C1KwizIQ community member

épelle vs épèle

Hi,

in one of the questions I was asked to conjugate épeler. I answered with épèle but apparently both épelle and épèle are correct. My partner is French and she didn't know why this is the case. Can someone explain why this verb follows the rules for both kinds of "-ELER" verbs?

Thanks!

Ryan

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

For the translation of "he revealed to me what happened in France", the correct answer was: Il m'a révélé ce qui s'était passait en France. I had the two mixed around, using p.c. on "what happened in France" and the imparfait for he revealed to me". Please explain the rational for the tenses. To me he revealed to me is continuing actiona and what happened in France is over and done with.

Asked 8 years ago

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Kyaw Z.A2KwizIQ community member

Bonjour. How about 'I want him buy it. I want you go. I want you listen. etc? Thanks a lot.

Asked 7 years ago

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Mintoo R.C1KwizIQ community member

The girl I'm thinking of is Isabelle." : La fille ________ je pense est Isabelle. Why is the answer "à qui" rather than "de qui/dont"

Asked 8 years ago

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Carl C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Difficult Exercise

This is more a comment than a question. I found this to be a difficult exercise. For one thing, the vocabulary is not taught in a typical French class. Words like laptop, headline, online etc are useful to know but not common. Also, there were so many ways to say the same thing. Sometimes the answers included alternate responses, sometimes not. I was taught (and use) "les nouvelles" for the news. I have never seen "les infos" before this exercise.

Asked 5 years ago

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