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D. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Je me suis dit

Am I right in thinking that "me" is used indirectly here as there is no agreement with the past participle of dire (dit/e) 

Asked 6 years ago
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Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member
Un acteur une actrice
Asked 9 years ago
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Passer devant vs passer parPasser devant chez-toi, I understand, means to go passed your house, but passer par chez-toi, to pop in to your house, or pass by (but not go in) or both ?
Asked 9 years ago
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
J'ai su que tu étais venu me voir? I found out that you had come to see me.Is this a usual way to say I found out. Why is the verb trouver or perhaps découvrir not used?
Asked 9 years ago
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Rust C.B2Kwiziq community member
Monté les escaliers Bonjour, According to my French teacher and on some websites, the correct way to say “You went up the stairs in silence.” is “Tu es monté les escaliers en silence.” as opposed to “Tu as monté les escaliers en silence.” Can you please clarify? Thanks!
Asked 8 years ago
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PewDiePie g.A0Kwiziq community member
what does pas means??

if jamais means never, then what does pas means??

Asked 5 years ago
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Robert F.C1Kwiziq community member
Partir vs. Sortir vs. Quitter

I think the discussion here indicates that there needs to be more explanation regarding these 3 verbs in the lesson above. As far as I can work out their use depends as much on syntax as semantics.  My notes eventually say Quitter is the only transitive verb and must have a direct object, Partir and Sortir are both intransitive, but Partir is more to get out (i.e. leave/escape) whereas Sortir is to go out and only means leave if it is used with de . Partir can be used without any object at all, I'm still not clear if Sortir requires an indirect object or can be used without.

(edit)... So I thought I had eventually cracked this, then 2 minutes after writing the above I get marked down my answer "Charles sort pour Londres" for How would you say "Charles is leaving for London." ? Apparently the answer is Partir, I am afraid the lesson fails make any clear distinction between Sortir and Partir.

Asked 6 years ago
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Stephen D.B2Kwiziq community member
I think family is singular in English.
Asked 10 years ago
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Michelle P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
haïr vs détesterWhat is the difference between haïr and détester? Couldn't I just as easily say Je te déteste and so on? Is one "stronger" than the other. 
Asked 7 years ago
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D. T.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ca - can't type an upper case Ç or ç (c-cedilla)

Kwiziq smartly points out that I "should" have used an upper case Ç (pasted in here) although there is no way to actually type that character in the exercise.  When I try holding the C key, it shows an upper case cedilla c, but does not allow me to enter it.  

Duh........

Asked 6 years ago
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