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Tilen K.A1Kwiziq community member

If you use an adjective that's not on the BEFORE list with a short adverb, does it stay BEHIND the noun or not? "Une très gentille fille."

Asked 7 years ago

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Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

Tous being used to mean "all of them"

This was the question:

"Tu as les billets ? Oui, je les ai tous" means:

From a drop-down multiple choice, I answered that it meant "I have everything" but I wasn't sure that was correct because of the "les"

The correct answer was, "I have all of them," but couldn't that be written as, "J'en ai tous?" That's where I got confused.

Asked 6 years ago

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pattrice j.B2Kwiziq community member

How can I get this topic to stop popping up in quizzes and suggested lessons

I am unlikely to ever need to speak about provinces, nor do I care to know minor details such as how English counties in particular are treated. I am deeply dismayed by being forced to study this when there are so many more essential things I need to learn. How can I pause or snooze an unimportant topic in order to move onto things I need to learn?

Asked 7 years ago

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Sylvia E.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi there. Really interesting piece with lots of new vocabulary. But can’t sort the construction “mais lui se la coule” . Please advise. S.

Asked 7 years ago

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Socras L.C1Kwiziq community member

Tests

Quizzes and tests can be taken only for a week on trial mode? I mean regular tests, not brainmap stuff, etc.

Asked 7 years ago

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Alvin S.B1Kwiziq community member

Use of centime

When speaking can you say "un euro virgule cinquante centimes" or is it always "un euro et cinquante centimes"?

Perhaps the lesson on "Writing decimal numbers in French" could be updated to cover this topic as well.

Asked 6 years ago

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Sally H.B1Kwiziq community member

manquerHow do I say, "I miss you"? Je te manque, OR, Tu me manques?

Asked 8 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Way to make it easier: " About... X...? "So I imagine, in the English more literal translations, " about " before the first noun. " About Paul, has he left? " " The kids, have they had their breakfasts? " Is that a good habit?

Asked 8 years ago

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Don't know why this isn't imparfait

où on a degouté des specialities lyonnaises/ où on dégoutait des specialities lyonnaises (where we enjoyed Lyonnaise specialities)

I don't understand why this can't be in the imparfait as there's no end time. Is it passé composé because it is NOW finished? It seems like this is something that happened over a period of time in the past, not quickly, so I used imparfait.

Asked 7 years ago

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David T.C1Kwiziq community member

Se dire

Bonjour! I am perplexed, in the following sentence "On se disait pas le temps, pas envie, pas longtemps" Is "se" functioning as a direct or indirect object? I am thinking direct "We told ourselves"...?

Asked 4 years ago

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