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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the indirect object pronoun required with this expression?The verb aller does not require à so the direct object pronoun seems more correct. Also the direct object pronoun seems even more correct in the negative, when the clothing does not suit someone. Thanks.

Asked 9 years ago

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

I'm stuck with when 'lui' means he *or* she ...... and times when lui only means he and I must use elle for she. 'I speak of her' in a recent test used 'elle', which I thought should have been 'lui..'

Asked 8 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est nul vs Il est nul

The quiz asked "It's lame", "_____ nul".

The answer that it wants is "C'est nul".

Why can't it be "Il est nul"?

Suppose the sentence was a response to the question "What do you think of that film?"

The answer is providing an opinion with an adjective which it is applying to a specific thing - "that film".

That sounds a lot like case 2b in the lesson:

"2. Cases expressing opinions or simple statements (adjectives) about prementioned things"

"b. il est/elle est for statements and opinions related to specific things"

Asked 6 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En pleine ville, en plein Paris ?Why is the masculine form "plein" used for Paris even though ville is feminine. Is "plein" used for all cities ?

Asked 7 years ago

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nora f.A1Kwiziq community member

Je habite u New York me je viens D'IsraelVous venez d'ou?

Asked 9 years ago

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Larry S.C1Kwiziq community member

Vieux - singular or/and plural?

Hi,

I thought that "vieux" can be singular AND plural but the quiz says it is only singular.

Asked 4 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

for expressing hardly, is there difference between à peine and ne...guère?

Asked 6 years ago

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Priscilla O.A2Kwiziq community member

when is les used and when is leur used

Asked 9 years ago

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Nay F.A1Kwiziq community member

using arriver à with a pronoun works how? hey there, how would you use this in a phrase in order to say i managed to produce qqc serait-il j'arrive à produire qqc ? i tried to use it in this phrase and was told it was mal conjugué... the org

Asked 7 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il est arrivé le dernier jour de la semaine ___. ( dernière )'dernier'=last refers to the word le jour. and the later is masculine. Why is it to be made feminine? as was suggested in the test answer. Request clarification.

Asked 9 years ago

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