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Fergus T.B1KwizIQ community member

To answer "Tu veux venir à la piscine?", is there any difference from saying "Oui, je le veux" instead of "Oui, ce que je veux"?

Asked 7 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of flâner and Le flâneur

Are flâner and Le flâneur (to wander, wanderer) commonly used in conversation or are they more literary?

Asked 5 years ago

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nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using avoir et être in future simple

Hi,

I was wondering when using être or avoir in the sentence below does it determine like it does when you use it in the idiomatic expressions?

L'étudiant n'est pas en classe. Il Sera encore endormi.

The student is not in class. He is probably still asleep

Cause I don't see the aura used here so I was wondering if it's similar when we learn about the idiomatic expressions.

Thank you

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Rob L.C1KwizIQ community member

De + infinitive

Is there an lesson on the construction "de + infinitive"? Having finished the course I can't see one, and of course it is used frequently: e.g. La bonne résolution d'Isabelle est de découvrir d'autres cultures.

Asked 6 years ago

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Don C.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

pense que versus croire que

Both penser que and croire que are translated to "think that", although I think only croire que is ever translated to "believe that". A question in my recent (and final for the night) kwiz follows: Nicolas ______ Isabelle est intelligente. Nicolas thinks that Isabelle is clever.

I answered "croit que" and marked wrong. The correct answer was listed as "pense qu'" which led me to wonder: Would "croit qu'" have been correct as I think it should?

Asked 5 years ago

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Celena P.B1KwizIQ community member

Du,de, à, au

This is so tedious. I will never have to take an exam in French. I just want to communicate in French. I will never be in a position to make such fine distinctions as this. This is just discouraging.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ozan D.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

using "de laquelle" instead of d'où? Can I use "de laquelle" instead of d'ou

Les villes de lesquelles Je suis venus étaient toutes uniques.

does it work like that?

Asked 6 years ago

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priya d.A2KwizIQ community member

How can de be an article contracté in "numéro de téléphone?

This question has been asked in one of the tests where there was a blank given for "de" and expected to be filled with an article contracté. Is "de" indeed an article contracté here? I'm doubtful.

Asked 3 years ago

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hemlata g.A2KwizIQ community member

Accord with quel/ quelle/ quels/ quelles

Hi , which is correct and why

Quels livres avez-vous lus ? Or

Quels livres avez-vous lu?

Asked 3 years ago

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Kathleen B.A2KwizIQ community member

How to use present to indicate futureIn today's quiz, A1 Beginner Focus test, the question was what is the meaning of "Je vais au restaurant plus tard." I answered "I am going to the restaurant later." and "I will go to the restaurant later." The latter one was marked wrong - not equal to" I am going to the restaurant later." But in the next quiz, Question 6 , "J'arrive dans dix minutes." gives the correct answer as, "I will arrive in ten minutes."

What gives?