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STEPHEN W.C1KwizIQ community member

Why isn't Il écrit aussi rapidement que lui = il écrit aussi vite lui ?

You use rapidement = vite = fast in another question !!!

Asked 4 years ago

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Tibor H.B2KwizIQ community member

What's the difference between 'ceux' and 'lesquels' ?

I've heard that both ceux(and all of its forms) and lesquels(and all of its forms) means the one. So, how do you differentiate? For example: Eva aime mes biscuits mais déteste ceux de sa tante.

Asked 4 years ago

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Melody S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I question the English translation of sûrement

J'aurai sûrement un quart d'heure de retard

I will probably be fifteen minutes late

Je serai sûrement en retard d'un quart d'heure.

I will probably be fifteen minutes late.

Checking online at Larousse etc., I don't see that "sûrement" means "probably". "Probably" introduces doubt. Why not use "surely" or "certainly"? Or for the French, "probablement"? Which does seem to mean "probably".

Asked 3 years ago

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R. B.B1KwizIQ community member

In the phrase “tandis qu’en Australie”, could you also say “tandis en Australie”? Is the que necessary?

Asked 7 years ago

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Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

'How come' questions that refer to the person asking the question (and not to someone else).

If I ask a 'how come' question that refers to myself (and not to someone else), presumably the subjunctive does not apply? For example: -

"How come I'm not in the football team?" this presumably would not attract the subjunctive??

I only ask because other subjunctive lessons state:

'When something happens so that / in order that someone else does something in French'

Asked 5 years ago

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Blake O.C1KwizIQ community member

In reference to the question with "Georges a acheté quelques livres au marché."

Why can't a valid answer be "George bought four or so books at the market?" In English, a few could possibly mean "four or so." "Few" is a vaguely definable quantity in English -- does "quelques" mean something more specific in French, or is this a matter of question/answer construction?

Asked 7 years ago

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mary n.C1KwizIQ community member

Query regarding 'en'

Hello

Could you please explain why the pronoun 'en' is used in this phrase? I am having difficulty recognising when to use en and what it means in this context. Thanks.

....et en acceptèrent la langue

Asked 5 years ago

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Nous sommes ouverts

I wrote “nous sommes ouvertes” as it was “the Bank” that was giving the information or am I just being too literal here ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Phyllis C.A2KwizIQ community member

The speaker fades out at the beginning of each phrase, therefore, I cannot hear what is said! It is difficult enough, but this makes it even more so!

Asked 7 years ago

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