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Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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

Asked 6 years ago

Diane L.B1Kwiziq community member

Meaning of expression “je me suis fait avoir comme un bleu”

What is the English for “ je me suis fait avoir comme un bleu.”

Asked 5 years ago

Nguher K.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite au Nigeria dans la capital,Abuja.

Asked 9 years ago

Afi-Enam B.A2Kwiziq community member

Using the Imperfect with Pendant

If pendant is used to describe past durations with a clear beginning and end, and the imperfect is used to describe continuing actions or habits in the past, why is the example "J'étais là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" instead of "J'ai été là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" since the passé composé is used to describe actions with a clear beginning & end in the past.

Is there a rule exception for using pendant and l'imparfait?

Asked 6 years ago

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

Hope O.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is it that cents is plural in mille neuf cents/dix-neuf cents but not anywhere else?

Asked 7 years ago

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Arrêter vs S’arrêter

Why was I marked wrong when I used the reflexive verb s’arrêter for the sentence je me suis immédiatement arrêté .....

Asked 4 years ago

Yim H.C1Kwiziq community member

British pound symbolHow do I insert the symbol for the British pound (U.S. keyboard). Thanks,

Asked 8 years ago

theseampsgoto11@gmail.com S.C1Kwiziq community member

l'écriture (f)The noun 'écriture' (handwriting) is feminine. But apparently the correct translation of "We cannot read his handwriting" is 'Nous ne pouvons pas lire son écriture'. I was using an exercise book and I thought the answer in the back might be a mistake, but Google Translate also comes up with the same translation. La bonne phrase est 'Nous ne pouvons pas lire sa écriture', n'est-ce pas?

Asked 7 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

grand- agreement in gender and numberThere are many occasions in French where words have to agree with something else in the sentence. So far, it has been either agreement in *both* gender and number (e.g. conjugating passé composé with être) or no agreement (e.g. conjugating passé composé with avoir). But today I came across the plural of grand-parent: "grands-parents" with an "s" in the middle. Yet, your mother's mother is a "grand-mère", not a "grande-mère". Are there more situations where there is agreement in number but not in gender or vice versa?

Asked 8 years ago

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