French language Q&A Forum

Bonjour, Je peux poser une question s'il vous plaît. Pourquoi on utilise ce que ici et pas ce qui ? "On a du mal à comprendre ce que  représentent six millions de corps !"

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)? 

"C'est alors que Maxine_______mon sac et s'est enfin en courant." I got this question wrong because I chose the Imparfait rather than PC. Is the correct reason for using the PC because Marie's action is best described as a sudden one, it cuts into something ongoing? I thought I had the difference between the two straight in my mind but obviously "non". Can you explain/confirm if my reasoning (after getting it wrong!) is correct? Thanks. Valerie

For this sentence: 

Je ferai parvenir le dossier à Jean Des que possible. The answer is je lui ferai parvenir le dossier Des que possible.

But when I have Je ferai parvenir ce document  à   votre avocat it translates to Je le lui ferai parvenir. 

Can someone help me?

Thank you

Hi. When practising the use of 'que', one of your examples runs 'Les fleurs que Paul sent.' and the translation is The flowers that/which Paul smells. As the present tense in English denotes habitual or regular doings, the present tense here implies that Paul smells them every day or often, which sounds a bit odd. I think the progressive form' is smelling' would give the correct meaning of ' Paul sent'.

Cheers, 

Pekka Järvilehto 

Hki. 

Salut! In the second last sentence, tarte is feminine, so why is it “LE goûter” and not LA goûter? I’m assuming the meaning of the sentence is “she invites some friends to taste it” or does it mean “the tasting”? 

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am wondering if two sentences below are correct. Please assist. I would appreciate your help.

1. Nous nous sommes brossés les cheveux.

2. Vous vous êtes rasés ce matin?

Faithfully,

Viacheslav

If I have a bad knee it implies that the knee is hurting, so it means the same as my knee hurts. The pain does not have to be chronic and may be caused by a graze or a slight strain. So why is "I have a bad knee " considered incorrect ?