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Derek J.C1Kwiziq community member

Nul vs. inutile

I notice that 'nul' is used in the response for 'useless' in the passages yet 'inutile' is accepted as the preferred translation in the explanatory paragraph at the end. Why is this so?

Asked 4 years ago

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Anne C.C1Kwiziq community member

strange translation"Nous ________ qu'il ne change d'avis. We fear that he would change his mind. HINT: Conjugate ''craindre'' (to fear) in Le Présent.

Question: why does this mean "we fear that he would change his mind" ? Is it the ne-que=only? that he changes his mind?

This was on my Kwizig test and I just don't see anything that indicates "would."

merci,

anne

Asked 6 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Lui and elle

Je parle de lui ..speak of him... pense à elle..think of her...

Might be worthwhile doing both of these as lui/elle.. thèse examples don't help me understand if you can say d'elle and à lui

Asked 4 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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K. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I initially wrote "j’ai ouvert la porte" but the last syllable of ouvert seemed to be held a really long time, almost like ouvert à la porte.

I knew that making it imperfect and adding the "à" didn’t make sense but…. Too funny

Is that pronunciation common?

Thanks, K

Asked 7 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

jusqu'à ce que uses subjunctive except in passé simple cases?

In this sentence, "Cette-fois-là, je retins ma joie jusqu'à ce que je fus sûr", they did not use the subjunctive after jusqu'à ce que. Just wondering why...

Asked 6 years ago

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Debra E.A2Kwiziq community member

Dicté 27th July oppositesYou wrote: "in the dicté of the 27th July, IWear glasses is des lunettes but he wears glasses is de lunettes, why is there a difference

Asked 7 years ago

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Ronald P.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is étudiant treated as a profession or career, i.e. "je suis étudiant"

Asked 4 years ago

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Miriyam G.A1Kwiziq community member

Quand/Lorsque

When do you use quand and when do you use lorsque?

Asked 5 years ago

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

avant que sans "que"

This isn't the first time in a dictation where a word appears in the text, but isn't in the spoken section. In this specific case, "que" is absent in the spoken portion of the phrase "on s'est vus jeudi avant que vous ne partiez." It (que) is used 8 times in this exercise, and clearly articulated 7 times, (minus the portion mentioned). Is this an error? Or a natural omission for advanced french speaker? Perhaps something to add in another lesson?

Asked 6 years ago

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