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Lucien J.C1KwizIQ community member

I'm interested that you translate 'fin de semaine' as 'weekend'. That was what I was taught in school years ago, but French practice now seems to be to call Saturday/Sunday 'le weekend' and for 'fin de semaine' to mean Friday, or just Friday evening.

Asked 6 years ago

Nina B.A0KwizIQ community member

I am going to..In the kwiz the first question was "Complete the sentence with the correct definite article: Je vais visiter ________ France cet été." I didn't choose any article because in another lesson it was mentioned that when talking about going to or from a country, you won't use the definite article. Then why it was marked as a wrong answer? Thank you for your answer!

Asked 8 years ago

Heather W.C1KwizIQ community member

In the example “On est partis.” partis is made plural even though on is considered singular. Is this correct?

Asked 7 years ago

AurélieKwizIQ Head of French, Native French Teacher

Sheila asked: "Do these both mean the same? Je suis monté à cheval./J'ai monté mon cheval."

Asked 9 years ago

Candy G.C1KwizIQ community member

Do these phrases have the same meaning? « je devrais allé » & « j’aurais du allé have the same meaning?

Asked 7 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I got my ba vs i received my baIn the lesson il,a eu so ba is translated as he got his ba but in the quiz as he received his ba. Are they the same. Received seems like an award ceremony but got more like passed?

Asked 9 years ago

Adrian C.B1KwizIQ community member

L'année dernière, j'ai été vraiment malade vs L'année dernière, j'étais vraiment maladeSimilar question to Clif... Is the second option acceptable, and if so, is there any difference in meaning/emphasis? I was taught that j'ai été vraiment malade was used more to express "I have been really ill" in a sentence such as "Sorry I haven't been to see your recently, but I've been really ill" ...... is that correct? Also, is it grammatically correct (and common usage) to say: j'ai été mangé (I have been eating) Thanks in advance

Asked 10 years ago

Radhika S.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Can you explain how the same adjective is used in the before and also after the noun for example: Elle a les cheveux longs et blonds becomes Elle a de long cheveux blonds.

Asked 10 years ago

Graham T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

In the phrase "J'en viens ..." what is the en referring to? It seems superfluous.

Asked 7 years ago

nim t.A1KwizIQ community member

pour y allerhello, why is the y in the middle

Asked 9 years ago

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