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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

More mystery English..............

The following appears for translation: I'm happy she got her exam.

I am 72 year-old English speaker since birth and living in the US. I have no idea what this sentence means. Does the question writer mean to say "I'm happy she took her exam" or maybe "I am happy that she received her exam (perhaps in mail?)".

Ok, maybe I'm being a little facetious. It's January in Indiana and I'm going stir crazy....

Be that as it may, no native English speaker would ever say this. I think this calls for some rethinking. Maybe the question writer is going quietly mad in Vermont, or worse, Chicago.....

Asked 4 years ago

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Mwabatembo L.A0Kwiziq community member

How to know which article to place

Whether a definite or indefinite article

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Can the noun be plural or singular

Je ne voir aucun assiettes. Apparenty it should be assiette. Why does the noun have be singular? I don't see any PLATES!

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tense choice

If opinions are expressed in the imparfait or plusque parfait, why are the two statements representing “I always loved” and “I always found that magical” in the passé composé?

Asked 6 years ago

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Waheeda M.C1Kwiziq community member

Sembler and paraîtreCan sembler be used instead of paraître in the sentence “ son coeur paraisse vouloir échapper de sa poitrine?”

Asked 5 years ago

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Vikki W.C1Kwiziq community member

qui and que

I thought that you use "qui" if it's directly before a verb, e.g. ce qui fait peur and "que" the rest of the time, e.g. ce que je veux. So why is it ce qui lui manque.

Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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Dan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Why use "y" instead of "lui" as an indirect object? Essentially, you are calling this an adverbial pronoun rather than an idirect object pronoun.

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Se mettre à table

Some googling reveals that whilst the literal meaning of the expression se mettre à table is "to sit down at the table", it actually means "to come clean", "to spill the beans", "to let the cat out of the bag".

Is it common to use this expression to express its literal meaning?

Asked 5 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

who felt ready to date again

In the C1 writing challenge 'A bad matchmaker":
The answer to the question "who felt ready to date again" is:

"qui se sentait de nouveau prêt à rencontrer des gens"

but:

1. Why is "dater" not accepted for "to date" instead of only several variations on renconter or sortir? (Especially since dating implies more than just meeting.) Is it perhaps more a Quebecois thing than a French thjing?

2. Why is "encore" not accepted for "again" instead of only "de/à nouveau"

Asked 7 years ago

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Niall H.C1Kwiziq community member

The correction Bot doesn't recognise "épargner" for to save up?

épargner is a correct translation for to save up but the bot changed it to économiser.

Asked 5 years ago

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