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alex 1.Kwiziq community member

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Parce qu'il est fatigué

Asked 5 years ago

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alan t.A1Kwiziq community member

conjugation with a named subject

I'm not clear on the rule for verb conjugation when the subject has a name e.g., James, and then what when 2 named subjects - James and Martha (mixed gender) are doing the same thing, does that differ in terms of conjugation rules? and then what about plural same gender or mixed group?

Asked 4 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Du côté droite de la scène se trouve le salon de Scrooge." Can I replace 'Du côté' with 'Au côté'?

What is the difference between 'du côté de' and 'au côté de' ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Lisa H.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dans vs en with locations

My understanding is that you use dans when referring to a specific place (which is preceded by an article) while en is used to refer to a more general, abstract or symbolic place (no article).

Je suis dans la classe. vs Il est en classe.

I’m in the classroom. vs He is in class.

But then the following example is given that confuses me:

Je vais en ville - I’m going TO town. Why is it not written using “à?”

Thank you for any help!

Asked 6 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Is fait maison invariable?

I notice fait maison does not agree with the feminine noun. Is it a fixed expression?

Asked 5 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When can you use "à partir de" instead of "de"?

I've used the Kwiziq library search to try and find a lesson (or any information) on how to use "à partir de", but no luck. For example, can a translation of "from the 24th of July to the 5th of August" be "à partir du 24 juillet au 5 août" as well as "du 24 juillet au 5 août"? What's the rule for using "à partir de"?

And why isn't the rule included in this lesson?

Asked 2 years ago

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Kyombo C.C1Kwiziq community member

Comment ça se fait ? vs comment cela se fait que...?Hello, I see a kind of contradiction where it is said that Comment cela se fait que ..is elegant and yet later that it is grammatically incorrect to use it. Could you please elaborate.

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why 'facilement' is not placed right after the verb in a writing practice?

mais comme je prends froid facilement,

mais comme je prends facilement froid.