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Lois S.A0Kwiziq community member

asking one's name

I was taught that "Comment vous appelez-vous" was a perfectly proper way to ask "What is your name." It was in our textbook as the only way to ask this question. Later, when my daughter took French, she learned to say, "

Asked 4 years ago

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Ron B.C1Kwiziq community member

My knee hurts versus I have a bad knee

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 ?

Asked 5 years ago

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U. B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

HINT: i.e. mon rêve

Just FYI, the HINT i.e. mon rêve is attached to the wrong audio file.

Asked 6 years ago

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Language K.B2Kwiziq community member

'Le fauteuil où je suis assis'I put dans lequel here and got that correct, but the other possible answer it put was 'où'. 'The armchair where I am sitting' sounds a bit weird to me, so could you please explain why 'où' can also be accepted as an answer? Thank you. I am assuming that 'où' can also mean 'in which' or something like that in addition to 'where'.

Asked 4 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In fill in the blank test 'Anniversaire de mariage' sentence 'Les invités sont arrivés vers dix-neuf-heures, et tout le monde a adoré les décorations'

I wonder why Le Passé Composé is used as 'adorer' is a state of mind.

I try to modify the sentence: 'Les invités sont arrivés vers dix-neuf-heures, et tout le monde a adoré les décorations et était heureux '. Is l'imparfait used correctly?

Asked 6 years ago

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Tibor H.B2Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between 'ceux' and 'lesquels' ?

I've heard that both ceux(and all of its forms) and lesquels(and all of its forms) means the one. So, how do you differentiate? For example: Eva aime mes biscuits mais déteste ceux de sa tante.

Asked 4 years ago

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