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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 6 years ago

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Celine G.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

How do I see my progress reports

Asked 9 years ago

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Heather W.C1KwizIQ community member

Passer par used with chez

When expressing the idea of passing by or popping into someone’s place is par always needed as well as chez? Examples in this lesson and the other on different uses of passer differ.

Elle est passée chez Laurent hier. She passed by Laurent’s place yesterday.

Yann passera par chez Laura après le travail. Yann will pass by Laura’s place after work.

Asked 6 years ago

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Rony R.C1KwizIQ community member

the word Pas in ( et n'est pas toujours pas revenu)

et n'est pas toujours pas revenu. My question is in regard with first (Pas), should it be there? if so, why?. Also, I verified with the audio file, it is not there.

Asked 7 years ago

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Walter B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"ca craint" (sorry, I don't seem to be able to activate the accent function ...)

I know I am a little old-fashioned about this, but even though "it sucks!" is used more and more frequently these days in colloquial American speech, I think it is still a fairly vulgar expression. Does "ca craint" have the same level of vulgarity as "ca suce" in French? I'm just curious.

Walter B.

Asked 7 years ago

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Sheena s.B2KwizIQ community member

What are Kwizbot's intentions?

I have just been "levelled up" after reaching 75% at the previous level. Will Kwizbot now only give me new level topics to work on, or will he/she/it also continue to give me work to improve my 75% towards 100%?

Asked 7 years ago

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Rebecca O.A1KwizIQ community member

Excellent lesson with clear instructions and exercises - thank you!

Asked 9 years ago

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David C.B1KwizIQ community member

The use of “tiers” for Third World seems strange - I have never hear anything that made me think that Third World was a fraction as opposed to an additional category after The West and the Eastern Bloc - and thus I would have thought “troisième”

Asked 8 years ago

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Katie A.C1KwizIQ community member

Leurs témoignages ___ont paru_____ louches à la police. This is Q 6 — why is the adjective in agreement with the subject?