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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C’est fou…

…is not an acceptable alternative to ‘c’est n’importe quoi’ if you don’t know in advance what the idea behind this question is?

Asked 3 years ago

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Diego B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

There seems to be a mistake in this lessonNote: when they are both used, ceci usually refers to the 'former' and cela the 'latter' idea.

It is the other way round, I think.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael R.A2Kwiziq community member

Tout, tous, toute, toutes = Everything, all (of them)...Hi - question one of the Kwik Kwiz in the above lesson asks "Il les a tous lus" means... Why is the past participle of lire in the masculine plural? I tried to ask the question on the lesson itself, but the Ask button didn't work. Thanks Michael

Asked 8 years ago

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Lee H.C1Kwiziq community member

use 'habitude'I'm used to going to bed late. : ___ me coucher tard.

Asked 8 years ago

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R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

seems like a direct object, and not an indirect objectI used les because it seemed like a direct object to me. So I could find helpful more clarity on why this is not a direct object in the sentence. Thank you.

Asked 7 years ago

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Claudia D.B2Kwiziq community member

Please explain the difference in this exampleranslate "She misses Jacques": ________.Jacques lui manqueJacques manque à elle

Asked 7 years ago

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

meaning of par où?

what is the meaning of "par où"? is it different when used relative pronouns or noun clause? I can'not undertand it???

Asked 5 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Use of Ni and Ni when "either/or" or "neither/nor" are not used in English translation

The question in my lesson plan test was: "Il a vu Paul et Sam ? -Non, ________ ."

My answer, "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." was marked wrong. And the correct answer given is:

"Il n'a vu ni Paul ni Sam." "Has he seen Paul and Sam? -No, he hasn't seen Paul or Sam."

Wouldn't the more accurate English be: "No, he hasn't seen either Paul or Sam." ?

And, therefore "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." would be the negation for "Il as vu Paul et Sam?"

Thank you for your explanation.

Asked 4 years ago

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Stephanie S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Leur/leurs

When I took French in school I remember there being a confusion with leur and leurs around sentences such as "the men went to their cars" where there was a difference between each man going to his own individual car versus the cars being collectively owned by the group of men.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Or is it just "les hommes sont allés à leurs voitures" for both?

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tiers-Monde or tiers-monde ?

A small question. Tiers-Monde or tiers-monde ?

Should Tiers-Monde really be capitalised ?

I've looked at 3 dictionaries and it is spelt in lower case in all of them. If I was taking an exam , would either answer be acceptable ?

Any general rules about this ?

Thanks , Paul.

Asked 6 years ago

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