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Martin J.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does "I've got few friends" translate to "J'ai peu d'amis" and not "J'ai peu des amis"?

Asked 5 years ago

Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les possibilités pour "thickness"

Pourriez-vous expliquer les possibilités pour "thickness" svp?

Est-ce correct de dire:

Le mur fait 30 centimètres d'épaisseur?

est-ce qu'il y a d'autres possibilités?

Merci d'avance.

Asked 6 years ago

Dan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Challenging mumbly speech

Wow! She talks fast and mumbles. Reminds me of my teenagers. I guess all around the world people are not really interested in being clearly understood. Perfect practice for when I encounter strangers talking to me while looking at their shoes or smart phone.

Lol

Keep it

Asked 5 years ago

Raymond F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

demandé demandée

Shouldn’t the participle agree with the preceding object? Or is it only a direct object?

Asked 5 years ago

Gabriela E.B1Kwiziq community member

Could you give an example of the “bien que” followed by and indicatif, as you mention in the warning?

Asked 7 years ago

tina b.Kwiziq community member

Can it be rewritten and read in the future proche with the text - double verb construction / near future for junior learners?

Asked 5 years ago

Karen G.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is the imperfect wrong here? We don't know from the English whether it was a one off or a repeated actionMarc ne jouait qu'au foot

Asked 7 years ago

Keira F.A1Kwiziq community member

verbs after a question with 'qui'

why is the verb after qui "vient" and "fait"? I don't get that, sorry.

And how would I know to use other verbs the same way?

Asked 4 years ago

fan z.A1Kwiziq community member

why there is no 's' after dessiné?Ils l'ont dessiné eux-mêmes.

why not:

Ils l'ont dessinés eux-mêmes.

Asked 6 years ago

Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partie une quinzième de jours

To "Je suis partie ________ jours."

I answered "...pour une quinzième de..."

Is it incorrect to say "partie pour une quinzième de.." ?

Asked 6 years ago

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