I agree that it might have been helpful to have "enfiler" included in the vocabulary list. However, even though I wasn't familiar with it, I could write it out listening and sounding it out. I then looked it up in the dictionary. It was fun to learn a new word this way, and actually I think I will be more likely to remember it than if it had been given to me ahead of time.

My question is simply why "croiser" was used instead of "se croiser" and when is it appropriate to use each form of this verb. Some examples would be useful.

Merci !

Asked 3 years ago

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Glen L.C1Kwiziq community member

aussie bien que

The use of "aussi bien que" puzzles me. Wouldn't "ainsi que" be the correct usage in this context such as:

L'Angleterre, ainsi que la France, a combattu l'Allemagne en 1914.England, as well as France, fought Germany in 1914.
In contrast, "aussi bien que", means a comparison of abilities such as:
L'Angleterre a combattu l'Allemagne aussi bien que la France en 1914.England fought Germany as well as (as efficiently as) France in 1914.

Asked 5 years ago

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Errol C.C1Kwiziq community member

The construction: "tout oppose le"

I am puzzled by "tout oppose le" in the following announcement.

À l’occasion des élections européennes, le 26 mai, deux philosophes sont têtes de liste. De l’accueil des réfugiés à la gestation pour autrui (GPA), tout oppose le Français François-Xavier Bellamy et le Belge Laurent de Sutter qui se lancent en politique sans rien renier de leurs convictions métaphysiques.

The first sentence is clear. The second sentence mentions (1) the questions of the refugees and surrogacy, and (2) Bellamy and de Sutter who are entering politics, etc. But I do not understand how "tout oppose le" links (1) and (2). Does it mean Bellamy and de Sutter are opposed to (1)? If so, what is the "le" doing there? I can't work out the meaning here. Any help would be much appreciated.

Asked 6 years ago

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Theresa F.C1Kwiziq community member

devoir... and avoir besoin de ...

I am struggling a bit with the use of these, for example "You need a new bike" I would have thought either correct but the quiz says only besoin de is correct. Have tried reading other threads but none the wiser.

Asked 3 years ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mon tableau

The suggested answers to My favourite painting is called "The Sunflowers”, are

Mon tableau favori s'appelle "Les Tournesols” and Mon tableau préféré s'appelle "Les Tournesols”,... Presumably 'Ma painture' could be substituted for 'Mon tableau' ??

Asked 7 years ago

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Jan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is this in the subjunctive. ‘Espérons que les nouvelles recrues aient un impact.....’

Thought espérer does not take subjuntive.

Asked 6 years ago