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s b.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Questions with vous form?

Asked 8 years ago

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Julia M.A2Kwiziq community member

Distinguish between aperçevoir and s’aperçevoir

Apercevoir/s’apercevoir: to glimpse, to see, to take note of

All mean more or less the same in English. Are they interchangeable in French or are there subtle differences?

Asked 5 years ago

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Dino A.A1Kwiziq community member

l'or ou le doré

I used "et l'or au milieu du ...." and it was incorrect with the only correct version given being "et le doré au milieu de ..."

Why can't l'or be used here?

Asked 6 years ago

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U. B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ne pas aimer vs ne aimer pas?

In the notes above, it says:

"You can also use ne pas aimer beaucoup to say 'not like much'.
Note that beaucoup will come after pas: "

Is this supposed to say ""You can also use "ne aimer pas beaucoup"?

Asked 7 years ago

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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

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De tomates Vs Des tomates

Bonjour,

Why "1 kilo de tomates" and not "1 kilo des tomates"?

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'tout' (everything) vs 'tous' or 'toutes' (all of them)'Tout' ('too') means 'everything, and its pronunciation must be distinguished from: 'Tous' ('toos') and 'toutes' ('toot') mean all of them. With these ('all of them') Here, there are 2 cases: 1. when used as the noun: (tous etaient content - all of them were happy-'toos'); 2. when used as an adjective of the noun 'they' (as in 'they all' or 'they were ll'): (ils etaient tous content - they were all happy - 'too') The weird one is 'ils l'ont tous eu' - they all passed - by the rule 'tous' should be pronounced 'too', but is pronounced 'toos' because of liaison. Is this correct?

Asked 9 years ago

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Avril W.A1Kwiziq community member

What about s'agir? I have come across it a few times in a context that sounds like être

Asked 7 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A chaque fois vs chaque fois

1. When is "à chaque fois" used?

2. Also, does the "enfin" change the meaning of pourrais from "could" to "would be able to" or is that just deciphered by context?

Asked 4 years ago

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Yim H.C1Kwiziq community member

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

Asked 9 years ago

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