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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

Past participle of battre

I am a little puzzled as to why Kwiziq states has an irregular pp.

My understanding for 're' verbs is to remove the re (batt) and then add u (battu)? It is of course iregular in the present (je bats / nous battons)

Asked 4 years ago

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Alex C.C1Kwiziq community member

L'imparfait ou le subjonctif> elle ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'elle était sur le point de découvrir !

Doesn't "s'attendre à ce que" take the subjunctive? Or is there an exception in this case that wasn't noted in the lesson? Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect in French

Asked 3 years ago

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Ishita P.Kwiziq community member

lequel vs quel

How do I know when to use lequel versus quel

Asked 2 years ago

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Kate R.A1Kwiziq community member

Re answer to the question I missed on test 2

I conjugated Elles font and was told that Elles fait is correct. I don't think think that is true. Could you please examine that question and explain the answer to me?

Asked 5 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

la demeure du Capitaine Haddock

Why 'du' in 'la demeur du Capitaine Haddock' instead of 'de' as in fan de Tintin and Château de Cheverny? In general, when I interpret something as possessive, for example Tintin's fan or Cheverny's castle, I use 'de'. So, I am puzzled about the use of 'du' for Captain Haddock's house. I get this wrong a lot, so if you can point me to a grammar lesson or give me some guidance, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, in advance.

Asked 3 years ago

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Viviene O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

All over the worldWhy can't from all over the world be translated as "....de partout dans le monde..."

Asked 5 years ago

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Harlan S.B1Kwiziq community member

Autre chose et quelques chose d'autre

If these phrases have the same meaning, as noted in the lesson, why was answer deemed incorrect?

Harlan Spiroff

Asked 5 years ago

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Renji M.C1Kwiziq community member

Une question, finalement

Aujourd'hui j'ai appris quelque chose nouvelle et intéressante à propos de la Belgique. Il me rappelle des révolutions de la France et de la Russe. Quelle l'histoire fascinante. Pourquoi il n'y a pas de questions de compréhension? Ils me manquent.

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Regarding position of the adverbial pronoun

Il désire retourner A LYON. ….a) Il y désire retourner OR b) Il désire y retourner. Generally the pronoun precedes the infinitive, but at the same time we are told it should precede the verb it modifies. Could you please explain whether a) or b) is correct and why?

Asked 4 years ago

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