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Bill C.C1Kwiziq community member

I will pass on it

The reflexive form is commonly used in English as "I will pass on it." So your examples:

Je vais me passer de pain pendant une semaine.I´m going to go without bread for a week.Instead it could be translated: I'm going to pass on bread for a week.
Or a simpler form: Q. Would you like another drink? A. I'll pass.

Asked 5 years ago

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D. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Why not "dedommager du genant" egalement avec "dedommager du desagrement"?

Asked 6 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The writing challenge asked "How much is it"The translation "C'est combien" was not accepted. Isn't this just as acceptable as the 4 or 5 other translations that were offered? And it has the benefit of being less wordy.

Asked 6 years ago

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Laura M.B2Kwiziq community member

When to translate with the possessive as opposed to the article

Why in the case of 'he admires his cat', we use the possessive to translate - il admire son chat, when often in French we translate with the article - le, la, les.

I know this is a simple question but what is the rule when do we translate with the possessive and when do we translate with the article?

Asked 5 years ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui ou Lequel

There is a

IIl veut visiter le château qui est au milieu de la forêt.

Can we use lequel ?

Still confused with lequel.

Asked 5 years ago

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S. H.C1Kwiziq community member

I am confused: the first two sentences use the past tense, one with juste au cas oû, the other au cas oû but your explanation only talks about the conditional tense and not why these first two sentences are different.

Asked 6 years ago

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Kathryn M.C1Kwiziq community member

Peux vs puis

Can one no longer use je puis?

Asked 1 year ago

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P. F.A2Kwiziq community member

Translation of 'chestnut'

Bonjour,

Why is 'marron' (as opposed to 'châtaigne') unacceptable as a translation for 'chestnut'?

Asked 3 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

gender of fatiguee

Je lirai jusqu'à ce que je sois trop fatiguée. Why is fatiguee feminine. Do you know something about the reader that we don't, or am i missing something?

Asked 3 years ago

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David C.B1Kwiziq community member

Rien n'est gratuit vs Rien n'est pas gratuit?Rien n'est gratuit is Nothing is free according to the text

however should it no be:

Rien n'est pas gratuit

Where is the pas?

Asked 5 years ago

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