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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

entendre ou bien s'entendreThis is from a quiz about two siblings fighting and their mother telling them to try to get with each other : "Tâchez de vous entendre ou je vous envoie tous les deux au lit !"

Shouldn't this be: Tâchez de bien vous entendre? Otherwise, it reads "try to hear each other".

Asked 3 years ago

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Robert B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I had a problem!

There is a concealed difficulty in this lesson for English speakers who don't know how to congregate the irregular verb "hurt". The examples provided are very good and demonstrate the problem, but i needed a good English grammar book to correctly identify the problem.

hurt (v pr))

hurts (v pr3)

hurt (v pt)

hurt (v pp)

Asked 4 years ago

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Gordon M.C1Kwiziq community member

attendre/s'attendre àIt is interesting to notice the difference of meaning and usage between the active verb attendre (to wait for / to expect) and the reflexive verb s'attendre à (to expect). Yet so many of the multiple choice questions don't reflect this. Very confusing.

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ce vs ça

In the sentence 'Il semblerait que, de nos jours, personne ne soit capable de se passer de son portable, et ce, même pendant la nuit' why is 'ce' used rather than 'ça' ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est vs ilest

Why is it c'est pierre and not il est pierre?

Asked 5 years ago

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Tammy K.C1Kwiziq community member

what is the common word for someone who is a tattletale?

What is the common french word for someone who is a "tattletale", specifically a child. I have seen the verb "dénouncer" in my lessons but not the noun. What would be used in a primary school where there are always children who "tattletale"? Dénounceur/euse? Merci!

Asked 4 years ago

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Regina L.C1Kwiziq community member

half baguette vs. half a baguette

Hello: Would the translation be the same for the above? I have looked through the discussion and am still not sure.

Merci!

Regina

Asked 4 years ago

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of face in last sentence

Why la tête and not le visage for « face » ?