French language Q&A Forum

Hello,

I like this website a lot. It has helped me with learning French. However I think that for this theme it would help a lot if we could see these words in sentences. Just the words does not suffice. It is impossible to see how one would use them. Could this be added?

How do you know when to use égale vs égal?

Hi Kwizik

I am a Premium member and really enjoy the Kwizik model of learning, but I also use a number of other apps, books and websites to study French.  I also use 2 or 3 Translators to verify my study before committing “pen to paper” but I am getting a bit frustrated with being marked down in Kwizik, when I have picked different phrases from the recognized and popular translators (Reverso, Google, sometimes DeepL).     The latest exercise is  “a day in my cat Max’s Life.   

EG.  donner un câlin or faire un câlin?  I chose donner - Kwizik said wrong, should be faire.

EG.  Nourriture sèche pour chats or aliments secs pour chats - Kwizik said wrong, should be croquettes.  

These are just a couple of examples, but I have many more.

My question is therefore, can Kwizik please suggest the best translator app to use, one Kwizik recommends, which will give us the best information so we get things right.  Everyone uses translators so it would be handy to have that information.

I look forward to hearing back from you.  Thanks - Jo

When is it appropriate to use "Plus que parfait" in a conversation?

I have to say I start to sweat when this question shows up on my tests, because I will ALWAYS get it wrong.  I have read the lesson over and over and it seems like I will decided that I should use c'est because there is a determiner, but then it tells me to use elle or il.  Then I use il or elle because there isn't a determiner and it will tell me to use c'est.  I feel like all the lessons help me, and I see my mistakes, but this one is not helping me.  Any other way to explain this to me?

- questions about unspecific things or a person such as "what/who is it?" : C'est + article/possessive adjectives + noun 

- questions about general things such as "what do you think about / do you like (general stuff)?" : C'est + adjectives

- questions about specific things or a person such as "where is it / how do you like it?" : Il/elle est + adjectives

The suggested grammar sections to read did not relate to what I got wrong, which was mostly prepositions or vocabulary. Does that mean you don’t have lessons on those points? Maybe you should add them. I don’t think you should test on points that you don’t have explanations for on your site.

Please can someone explain the use of ‘envoûter de par?’ I would have expected ‘envoûter de...’ or ‘envoûter par...’

Also, in the same paragraph, can ‘que l’on rencontre’ equally be ‘qu’on rencontre?’

Thanking you in advance!