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Sukanya L.A0Kwiziq community member

I still have not understood the usage of double nous and vousNous nous l'imaginons blonde aux yeux bleus

Asked 9 years ago

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Sherin M.A1Kwiziq community member

some sentences with apprendre ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Brandon C.A1Kwiziq community member

when do you use "Quand" I've been seeing this word "lorsque" a lot when people seem to be saying "when" and I don't understand when to use which.

Asked 4 years ago

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Melinda H.A2Kwiziq community member

Apprendre à versus apprendre

I'm not understanding why, in French, when someone is learning something, it is stated as "apprendre à" and not just "apprendre".

For instance: She learns to dance. - Elle apprend à danser.

Given that the unconjugated verb danser literally means "to dance", why do we need to insert à (to) again?

Tangentially, does the verb apprendre ALWAYS take the preposition à? If not, can you give me an example where it wouldn't (and maybe explain why it wouldn't in that situation)?

Thanks!

Asked 2 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

s'ouvrir and ouvrirHow does one choose which one to use , eg to say " When do the shops open ?"

Asked 9 years ago

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Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

She is lucky - elle est chanceuse."Elle est chanceuse" should be accepted too. The second link provided by Ron (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french/lucky) event lists "chanceux" as translation of "lucky".

Asked 8 years ago

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Nazanin B.A1Kwiziq community member

la pomme de terreBonjour et excuse moi :) For the potato that we say la pomme de terre, why don't we say "la pomme de la terre" ? I mean shouldnt we use le /la/les as possesive after de?? Merci beaucoup

Asked 9 years ago

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Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

À l’automne vs en automne vs l’automne ?

Bonjour, I see there’s an example with “à l’automne” in this lesson, but in another lesson specifically about seasons it says we can use en/le/la/l’ + été, automne, hiver and au + printemps so why is there à l’automne in this lesson? I’m confused.

Asked 3 years ago

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En terrasse versus Sur la terrasse

Bonjour. Can someone explain the difference? For example, there is a Kwiziq dictée entitled (En Terrasse) but in the dictée "sur la terrasse" is used. Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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Jane T.A1Kwiziq community member

Could you also say "C'est tres bon?" Instead of "Il est tres bon?"

Asked 8 years ago

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