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Carlos D.A0Kwiziq community member

J'utlise un iPad. Comment puis-je ajouter les accents à la dictation?

Asked 7 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Look" with the sense of "search"In the writing challenge "I can't find my shirt" the transation for the partial sentence " I must not have looked properly" offers several choices but all use "regarder" - e.g. "Je n'ai pas dû regarder proprement". In this context I belive "looked" implies "searched (for it)" rather than "gazed (at it)". In view of that ought not the translation "chercher" to be allowed as an alternative to "regarder"? In fact can "regarder" be used here at all?

Asked 7 years ago

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Nanis B.B1Kwiziq community member

Imparfait vs Passe Compose

Hello, i have classic Imparfait vs Passe compose questions:

Can someone explain to me why "je n'ai pas toujours aimé ça" and not " je n'aimerais pas toujours ça". I thought this is the case where you describe opinion in the past.

Also instead of "je m'y suis habitué" can I use "j'en avais l'habitude" or "j'en ai l'habitude". Is the use "avoir l'habitude de" or "se habituer" can be interchangeable or they should be use in different context?

Asked 5 years ago

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Kathleen B.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is "dessus" not mentioned? Doesn't it mean "on top of"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Why prèsent is used not futurtu me préviendras s'ils arrivent en retard, why prèsent is used not futur after s'ils

Asked 6 years ago

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Craig R.C1Kwiziq community member

Is "Je ne quitte pas la France depuis trois ans" the correct translation for "I haven't left France for three years"?

Asked 6 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sous la limite de vitesse

Why not "au-dessous de la limite de vitesse"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Yulyvrdcapbilvsyy Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

An alternate meaning for "bien" in "bien que"

Apologies if this topic has been already been covered, I searched a ways down the thread but didn't see anything relevant.

If a discussion exists, I will gladly accept a posted link.

So, in short, outside of familiarizing myself with "bien que" through rote memorization, I struggle to hear "good that". Is there a separate definition or etymology of the word "bien" that would explain how it came to be used in the sense of "even though"?

Thank you in advance!

Asked 4 years ago

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Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ooh la-la

I wonder, is the object of this sentence ("la" in) "Tu la suis, ou quoi?" (Are you following her, or what?) part of an expression; a special kind of object pronoun; or just the article for an unspoken feminine object of the sentence (fille/dame)?

Asked 5 years ago

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé Composé of êtreI thought Etre is typically imparfait because it expresses a state of being or background information. "L'accueil du public a été bouleversant." Why is this verb in this sentence PC? Merci!

Asked 6 years ago

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