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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“La devise a ensuite disparu durant la plus grande partie du dix-neuvième siècle.”

Hi, why is “la plus grande partie” feminine? It seems to be “attached to” the male “siècle” more than to the female “devise”.

Asked 4 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of quotes

Please provide further explanation about the phrase "Peut-être qu'elle est allée dire bonjour..." I believe that in English, we would write it, "Perhaps she went to say 'Hello' ..." Why does French not have quote marks around something that is said? For example, how would you write the following in French: The farmer said, "I'm going into town to buy a cat."?

Asked 2 years ago

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Erlene H.B1Kwiziq community member

Meaning of quand le soleil est revenu

He quit smoking for five months but when the sun returned he started going out again? Is “when the sun returned” an expression meaning when warm weather returned?

Asked 3 years ago

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Nancy P.A0Kwiziq community member

Qu'est - ce que "un jeu de société"???

Qu'est-ce que "u jeu de société"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Very small punctuation error

In the French written answer there should be a full stop instead of a comma in the line “Bien sûr Madame, On vous apporte ça tout de suite”. The corresponding line in English has a full stop. Thanks.

Asked 3 years ago

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Kimber H.B2Kwiziq community member

The vocab/grammar choices are questionable at times here- Il adore les animaux donc il était très excité !/Vocab: This adjective on its own often has a sexual connotation, so it's better to use another expression, e.g. Il attendait avec impatience cette sortie./Grammar: - needs an "en" -> il EN était très enthousiaste etc. See more here: excited - English-French Dictionary WordReference.com

- Les singes étaient malicieux/this has a more negative meaning... one wouldn't laugh about it...."farceurs" is better here as that would elicit laughter

- nous avons bien rigolé !/Grammar: - needs an "en" ->nous EN avons bien rigolé

- j'ai préféré le numéro de trapèze : j'ai retenu /qui m'a fait retenir mon souffle plusieurs fois !

Asked 4 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“J’aimerais que nous travaillions sur la prononciation,”Are the tenses correct in “J’aimerais que nous travaillions sur la prononciation,”? The imparfait seems wrong to me. Shouldn’t it be present conditional (travaillerions) or future (travaillerons)?

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm sorry, im still not understanding the use of "de" meaning "with" in 'les mains et les cheveux blancs de farine" what is the rule here?

Asked 4 years ago

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