I see several people have asked this or similar question. I’ve read one available answer and am still confused, and I continually run up against this des vs les.

Example: Men use razors to shave. = LES hommes utilisent DES rasoirs pour se raser.

It is LES hommes because it’s referring to men in general. Why is it not LES rasoirs? Isn’t it referring to razors in general?

Thank you for any help.

Asked 6 years ago

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M. M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

liason with égal and égale?

I noticed that the recording of "deux plus deux égal quatre" has no liason after the second deux but "deux plus deux égale quatre" does. Is it just a coincidence or is there a difference because of égal/égale? I find it difficult to know when to use liason before a vowel and when not to and can't find anything that really explains it.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Instead of "la manière dont les Français cuisent leur viande" can one say la méthode de laquelle les Français cuisent...?

Asked 7 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

peu vs quelque

i get it wrong every time, moneu is countable surely?

a few is sometimes qielque and sometimes peu, i seem to have a mental block with this, even comments here not making it clear. any one got a very basic explaination please? or a definition of if something is countable, surely everything can be counted

Asked 4 years ago

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

« dont » ... link to « including »

Bonjour Aurélie,

As I’m re-learning and learning in a non-linear fashion, i would find it useful to have a link in this lesson to other uses of « dont » ...for example to say « including... »

Asked 7 years ago

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Madeline S.A2Kwiziq community member

I was always taught that "ne...plus" meant "no more" or "no longer". Therefore to say one has "no milk" is would be a simple negation vs. "ne..plus"

Asked 6 years ago

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Plus tard - a preposition? I think not

«C'était tellement amusant qu'il y est retourné plus tard.It was such fun that he went back later! Note that in each case where être is the auxilliary, the verb retourner is followed by a preposition (en, sur, dans, à etc.).

So, in these cases retourner is usually about going back somewhere, or returning somewhere.»

I think the explanation needs a little expansion - considering it is contradicted by the example immediately preceding it.

Asked 5 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is it appropriate to use je voudrais versus j'aimerais ?

Asked 4 years ago

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