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Kalpana S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Confusing prompt

The sentence given in English is "Go to bed!" Why isn't it simply "to bed!" to avoid confusing it with "va te coucher!" which is marked as "wrong"?

Asked 3 years ago

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noka k.B1Kwiziq community member

« Qu'est-ce qui » vs. « Qu'est-ce qu' » when followed by vowel

Bonjour ! One of the A2 level exercises asks which would be the correct beginning for the phrase « [X] a changé entre nous ? » and I'm having a hard time figuring out why the only acceptable answer here is the one with the full « qui ». I thought in front of the vowels we were supposed to make an elision in order to ease the pronunciation. Could you please help? Merci !

Asked 5 years ago

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Kathleen P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Puis M. Durand et moi irons voir Marguerite

I cannot hear "irons"

aidez-moi!

Asked 5 years ago

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Derek B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Requested example demonstrative of liking something with aimer

Hi there,

I realize the rule is stated towards the beginning of the lesson, but I think an example would be very useful there, contrasting the use of aimer qqch meaning to love something with aimer qqch meaning to like something.

Elle aime sa nouvelle veste -- she loves her new jacket

Il aime son nouveau manteau -- he likes his new coat

As a side note, I really appreciate the distinction of change in meaning when the construction is interrogative :)

Asked 5 years ago

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Maria S.C1Kwiziq community member

Doesn’t amener mean to lead/bring a person or object to a place and emmener means to lead or take a person or object away from a place

Asked 5 years ago

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Suzanne D.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It seems 2 answer could be correct

It seems that you could use marcher or aller à pied for "you are supposed to walk in the sidewalk", depending on the context.

You are supposed to walk ( as opposed to not ride your bike/roller skate/ etc) could take "aller à pied"...it seems to me.

Asked 5 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

l’emploi du temps vs. le programme de travail

I tried to use the latter and I believe that it was not accepted. Is there a distinction such that it's usage in this context would be inappropriate? Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of "à" to mean "with"I don't understand the use of "à" in the phrase "une grande église romane à clocher carré" to mean a church with a clock tower. This does not seem like "une tasse à thé" or "une machine à laver." Why not "une église avec un clocher carré"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Donna B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

French verb conjugation sites don't agree

Looking for more detail on these verbs, I couldn't find ANY French verb conjugation sites that conjugated verbs like AMUSER, MAQUILLER, REPOSER, or even DÉCÉDER with ÊTRE. They all use AVOIR. Why is that?

Asked 5 years ago

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Jean d.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Unlcear lesson

I've read this many times and it just doesn't make sense to me. Anyone else having touble with this?

Asked 5 years ago

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