As 'secondary (or high) school' covers student ages from 12-13 to 18-19, it is not a simple choice between 'lycée' and 'collége' in my part of the world. It may be better to give an age range clue for the students if looking for a specific French level of schooling to be given, as there is no uniform standard in English.

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer2

Cindy B.C1Kwiziq community member

Beginning a sentence with a single word noun clause

How would you translate the sentence, "Wine, we don't drink much of it." I wasn't sure about "Le vin, ..." so I asked Google Translate, which said it should be "Du vin, ..." But Duolingo marked that wrong and said it should be, "Le vin, ..." Which is correct? "Du vin, ..." actually feels more correct to me, because what you're really saying is, "On the subject of wine, we..." And wouldn't that be, "Au sujet du vin, nous ..." ? (Sorry, I don't know how to classify this type of sentence.)

Asked 2 years ago

Like0Answer2

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I want to spend timeWhy is "Je veux que je passe" not acceptable?

Asked 5 years ago

Like1Answer3

Bhavana G.A1Kwiziq community member

Regarding dix-neuf quarante-cinq

Why is it quarter to seven and not 7:45 PM?

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer2

Claire C.A1Kwiziq community member

Is is still acceptable to use the normal present tense and not the subjective?

Asked 4 years ago

Like0Answer1

nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Negation ni... ni...

Hello,

So If I'm understanding this correctly when the definite article is before a noun it remains when the verb is negative?

il aime le Café et le chocolate.

Il n'aime ni le Café ni le chocolate

But if the indefinite or partitive article is before a noun in an affirmative sentence the article is then removed when negative?

Elle commande de l'eau et du vin.

Elle ne commande ni eau ni vin.

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer1

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of 'des' versus 'de" in 3 sentences below

1) Les enfants reviennent des États-Unis et de France ('des 'because US is plural and 'de' as France is singular I assume)

2) Les enfants reviennent de vacances. (Here is 'de' used because it follows reveinnent or because vacances is singular in French?)

3) Elle se souvient des vacances en Espagne. (What is the justification for the use of 'des' in sentence 3? Why is it not 'de' as in 2) above?)

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer1

tony w.C1Kwiziq community member

use of d' de with holiday

text says de Hanoucca, not d'H.......

pourquoi?

Asked 5 years ago

Like1Answer1

Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Wrong to use ‘blesser’?

Looking at the answers tells me that this was an exercise about ‘faire mal’ and ‘faire du mal’ but my use of the verb ‘blesser’ was correct. Wasn’t it? Maybe I shouldn’t use blesser in this context. Correction welcome.

Asked 3 years ago

Like1Answer1

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level