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aarthi S.B2Kwiziq community member

So theres no liaison for nous, vous forms. When we say 'nous haissons', we shouldnt stress the 's' in nous?

Asked 7 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Carefully

In a quiz I was asked to translate "My aunt drives as carefully as my uncle" and I responsed with "Ma tante conduit aussi prudemment que mon oncle". Why did Kwiziq mark this wrong and want "document"? Aren't both of these equally valid translations?

And this lesson does not even use the word doucement, which might have indicated that Kwiziq perferred that word.

Searching on the web provides thousands of instances of "conduire prudemment" with the meaning of carefully.

Asked 7 years ago

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Lucy X.A2Kwiziq community member

Un lit à baldaquins??

Why the word 'baldaquin' is in its plural form?

I looked up in the dictionary, but I could only find the phrase 'un lit à baldaquin', without an 's'.

Asked 6 years ago

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Una M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

à l'heure / à temps

Dear Team

Would it be correct if I use à l'heure for this sentance

" vous devriez arriver à l'heure pour manger avec nous"

Sincerely Una

Asked 5 years ago

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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le Robert versus itself.............

Le Robert on line gives two examples of "de peur que" - one with and one w/o ne expletif. I'll think that in another lesson on your site, you do not recommend using ne with de peur que

4 par peur de ;de peur de ;(VX) Peur de.« Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'être obligé d'en pleurer » (Beaumarchais).▫ De, par peur que (et subj.).« Elle me renvoyait par peur que je la fatigue » (Proust). Il la retenait de peurqu'elle ne s'enaille.

Asked 7 years ago

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Mike H.B2Kwiziq community member

Why do the examples in this lesson include the sentence, "Vive le vent, vive le vent"? How does this illustrate the subjontif?

Asked 6 years ago

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"In a Clothes Store" writing test

Bonjour Aurélie et Cécile,

My problem is with this phrase in the above writing lesson

"...jacket that I bought FROM you two weeks ago." Correct translation given is :"que je vous ai achetée il y a deux semaines."

I can't find the lesson describing this usage of object pronouns. Why is it not "que j'ai acheté DE vous"? Does not "que je vous ai acheté" mean that I bought FOR you? Please explain using FROM in this context. Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

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Belinda V.C1Kwiziq community member

I agree with previous user comments. The only time a point is used in numbers in English is to denote decimals i.e. 14.052 means 14 whole parts and the rest would in effect denote the fraction, 52/1000. Commas or spaces would be used to denote the number fourteen thousand and fifty two : 14 052 or 14,052. I've done mathematics at university level but am getting my answers of how to write numbers in English 'wrong'. Your course is fantastic but this section on number writing definitely requires modification.

Asked 7 years ago

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