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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

"Fervent défenseur d'un fédéralisme"

I'm curious about the adjective placement in "fervent défenseur." Would it be equally correct to say "un défenseur fervent" as a way to start this sentence?

Asked 4 years ago

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steve i.C1Kwiziq community member

Ils ont été très impressionnés

I'm a little confused as to why 'impressionnés' is in the plural. Is this because it is a passive voice?

Merci, Steve

Asked 5 years ago

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David S.A1Kwiziq community member

bien que ce ne sont pas why is sont not in the subjuctive

Asked 5 years ago

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Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The thing that threw me was/ Le truc qui m'a...

Bonjour !

Can I use "Ce qui m'a..." instead of "le truc qui m'a..."?

Asked 4 years ago

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emre can c.A2Kwiziq community member

"Ce n'est que depuis quelques semaines que j'ai entendu parler de vous et de votre livre"

The sentence above is used by philosopher Martin Heidegger in his letter to Jean-Paul Sartre in 1945. Why did he use Le Passé Composé, though "depuis" is used?

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

A couple of minor comments

Since the 1990 spelling reforms we should be allowed to write "s'il vous plaît" with or without the little hat (circonflexe) on the "ï", but this exercise doesn't allow us the option of leaving it off (in either of the 2 sentences where it occurred).

Also (and this is even more minor) the "hint" gave us the wrong spelling of "Guinness", although it was then correct in the actual answer.

Asked 4 years ago

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Gordon M.C1Kwiziq community member

I know que and a vowel is qu' but does the same rule apply to qui?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ayesha T.C1Kwiziq community member

Translation question

According to this lesson, "Marie a manqué l'école." should translate to "School misses Marie." But in the quiz, the correct answer is "Marie didn't go to school."

When I click on the Learn and Discuss button, it redirects me to the "manquer (de)" page, which is not what is used in the original sentence (manquer à).

Wouldn't the proper translation be "Marie a manqué d'école"? Help is appreciated.

Asked 3 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect vs. Passé Composé Often a problem! I had two different rationales for determining the tense in the first sentence, i.e. "I've never had glasses before." My first thought was that the word 'avant' suggested passé composé, i.e. referring to an event in the past. Upon further consideration, the fact that glasses were not worn in the past seemed to me to be a continuing action, i.e. not wearing glasses over an extended period of time, and therefore called for the imperfect tense. I talked myself out of the first choice and opted for the second, which turned out to be a mistake. Why is the second rationale wrong?

Asked 1 year ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi ,Can we say nous nous sommes amusés chaque minute.

Asked 5 years ago

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