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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Would “it’s ok with me” be translated as “ca me va”?

Asked 7 years ago

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Darrell B.A1Kwiziq community member

confused about 'C'est' when taking about people?C'est ma sœur. and C'est le fils de Martha.

Can we not just use ''Elle est ma soeur'' and ''Il est le fils de Martha'' ?

Edit: Nevermind, I asked my French friend who told me that you specifically cannot say 'Il/elle est un/une/mon/ma etc'

This rule only applies to the pronouns 'Il' (he) and 'Elle' (she).

So I've answered my previous question, so No you cannot say ''Elle est ma soeur'' it has to be ''C'est ma soeur''

I felt like it wasn't explained very in the lesson! (sorry!) I hope anyone seeing this message finds this helpful.

Asked 5 years ago

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Doubt in Dont/Que

Bonjour Madame Cécile,

I am struggling with a problem related to relative pronouns. If given two sentences as-

"Prends mes crayons.Je n’en ai plus besoin.”

Now, how will these 2 sentences be combined using a relative pronoun?

Can the answer be as-

“Prends mes crayons que je n’en ai plus besoin.”

Or, would we use ‘dont’ as-

“Prends mes crayons dont je n’en ai plus besoin.”

Which one is correct and what is the reason behind it ?

Also Madame, will the pronoun en be omitted while combining the sentences or will it remain as it is. And why so ?

Aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît.

Merci d’avance.

Asked 7 years ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I learned that aimer is used only for people including children, not for things. For things you use adorer, which can also be used for people.

Asked 7 years ago

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Christie K.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't understand the difference between these two answers?

This was the sentence: Vous veniez me voir chaque semaine.

Two of the options for the answer are "You used to come and see me every week." and "You had come to see me every week."

Same idea with this sentence: Nous allions en Espagne tous les etes. (Sorry, don't know how to get the accents on my keyboard).

Two of the options for the answer are "We used to go to Spain every summer." and "We were going to Spain every summer."

For me, in both situations the two answers mean the same thing and were both correct but I had to pick one. l don't understand how they are different and why one is correct and the other isn't. I'm guessing it's a subtle nuance I'm missing. Can you please explain? Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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Diane d.C1Kwiziq community member

est sorti v. était sorti

The film was released in 2002 = Le film est sorti en 2002. Classic passé composé. But I'm trying to understand the usage of plus que parfait. What does it mean if you say "Le film était sorti en 2002?"' Is that the film had been released?

Asked 6 years ago

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