French language Q&A Forum

Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers

14,811 questions • 32,089 answers • 986,458 learners

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level

Sagar J.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Should one always use "Il y a" when describing the weather?

I know certain kinds of weather are expressed with a direct verb, like:

* il pleut

* il neige

* il tonne

But there seems to be multiple ways of describing other kinds of weather, like "it's sunny." I've heard:

* il y a du soleil (which is the example in this lesson)

but also:

* c'est ensoleillé

I've heard both:

* il y a des nuages

as well as:

* c’est nuageux

Are all these versions correct? Is one preferred or in more common use than the other?Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer2

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

Like0Answer1

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

Like0Answer2

Melissa P.A1Kwiziq community member

J'ai rendu visite à ma soeur. visiter is conjugated? I thought it was J'ai rendu visiter à ma soeur.

Asked 6 years ago

Like0Answer4

Elizabeth F.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of Le Subjonctif Présent vs PasséJe te crois à moins que tu ne m'aies menti.I believe you unless you lied to me.

In this example the French is in Le Subjonctif Présent but the English translation is in the past tense (present tense would be "unless you are lying to me"). Why is the French not "Je te crois à moins que tu ne m'aies eu menti"?

Asked 3 years ago

Like0Answer2

Louise B.A1Kwiziq community member

Tu or vous?

If tu is informal and vous a more formal approach, wouldn't you use Comment vous vous appellez? when asking someone you don't know what their name is? In what situation would you use Comment tu t'appelle? Merci.

Asked 6 years ago

Like2Answer3