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Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Translating 'Je vais en ville'This literally means 'I am going in/inside town', but actually it means 'I am going to town'. Can you explain the french reasoning behind this usage. And is this correct 'Je vais à ville' for 'I am going to town'?

Asked 9 years ago

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

meaning of reussir

j'aurai reussi ma vie - i will have had a successful life. Other examples of reussir have 'a' and 'de' after it on reverso. Why doesn't it need anything here? And one other thing, I'm asking quite a lot of questions and I always tick the 'get an email notification button' but I noticed just now that I have had two answers on this page, but I was not notified. Is this a glitch?

Asked 5 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

juste au cas où and au cas oùHello, In the examples given juste au cas où and au cas où both translate as just in case when at the end of a sentence. Is there a way to know when to add juste, or is it entirely optional? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Singapour

Asked 9 years ago

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

NurHasya N.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite en malaisie.it is correct?

Asked 8 years ago

T.G. O.A1Kwiziq community member

When is the formula "finir + de" used? I noticed this in a few of the examples, where it was "conjugated form of finir + de + infinitive verb"

Asked 6 years ago

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 9 years ago

William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Different grammar for "après que" and "avant que"?Après que uses the indicative while the avant que uses the "ne" plus subjunctive. They appear to express similar thought, after and before. Perhaps there is a difference sense in French. Thoughts.

Asked 9 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why doesn't Noël use a definite article when other holidays do?

Asked 8 years ago

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