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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the lesson we are to translate "It was my favorite word for years" The word referred to was baguette. Since it is a specific word, why is the translation using C'est?

Asked 7 years ago

Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

J’aime les fraises que Maman a cueillies. Translation

The English translation “I love the strawberries that Mum picked up.” suggests that Mum went to the store to buy them, or somewhere else to collect them. If the meaning was that she picked them off the plant, then the sentence should be “I love the strawberries that Mum picked.”

Asked 5 years ago

Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I would think that VIII should be among the answers for the Henry The Eighth question.

Asked 8 years ago

Abuduldurakoroma L.A2Kwiziq community member

Combien des enfants avez vous

Asked 7 years ago

Ayushi J.A0Kwiziq community member

Can the Vocabulary list of countries be made available as a downloadable interactive PDF file or an option to add it to the Notebooks section?

Asked 7 years ago

David K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Frequently I encounter French people who use "que" on its own.

Asked 7 years ago

David C.B1Kwiziq community member

Ce que j'aime le plus, c'est ton sourire. C'est vs est?Ce que j'aime le plus, c'est ton sourire.

What I like most is your smile

However would it not be: What I like most it is your smile

Why is c'est -> is

It should be

c'est -> it is

Asked 6 years ago

Madeleine G.C1Kwiziq community member

When to use the partitive article when talking about general things?

It looks like sometimes you use the partitive article 'des' even when referring to general things, for example:

Le vin blanc me donne des maux de tête.

or the following sentence from an exercise: 'J'étudierais un sujet qui me plaît, en rencontrant des gens intéressants

Can someone explain this please?

Asked 7 years ago

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Extra “e” with avoir & direct on. Pronoun??

Hi, in the question where

“J'ai épousé Marianne”

becomes

“Je l'ai épousée”.

Why “épousée”? The aux. verb is avoir, and we’re using a direct object pronoun, so I thought it should be “épousé”.

Asked 6 years ago

Jenni H.C1Kwiziq community member

'(Quelque chose) veut que + le subjonctif' - c'est une expression très utilisée ?

Asked 7 years ago

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