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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Repetition of prepositions?

The recommended translation reads 'au sein de sa famille ou au sein de sa communauté'. Why is the long prepositional phrase repeated? Could you not say 'au sein de sa famille ou de sa communauté'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“espérer que” as a subjunctive trigger

In “en espérant que je ne me rende pas compte de son absence.”

We have “rendre” in the subjunctive as “rende”. This has been triggered by “espérer que”. But I thought that an affirmative use of “espérer que” would use the Indicative as opposed to the Subjunctive. I don’t know what additional implication the use of the gerund has though…

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/subjunctivisor/esperer/

Asked 2 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How come 'à' is used to mean 'with' in the sentence 'surmontées par une grande église romane à clocher carré'

Asked 5 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est - ce que c'est

Bonjour!

Hi I was wondering when looking over the Qu'est - ce que c'est is it correct to always use that since it would be more formal? Or can you use c'est quoi when talking to a friend?

Merci

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Just a thought....

I'm wondering if in the lesson on d'ici.... the English translation might be "between now and such and such a date or time" and that d'ici be explicitly contrasted with "dans", which of course refers to a specific time when such and such will be done rather than a span of time within which it will be done. Just a thought. It was not until I came up with this idea that I began to understand "d'ici..."

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why can't we use "bigarré" as multicoloured as an option here?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sade' S.A0Kwiziq community member

French time

the equivalent time: zéro heure quarante-cinq

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart B.C1Kwiziq community member

Position of rapidement

Can anyone explain why "rapidement" goes to the end of the sentence here. I placed it between "peux" and "regarder" as I thought adverbs went between an auxilliary/modal verb and the participle/infinitive. According to the solutions given this was the correct placing for "vite" but "rapidement" was placed at the end of the sentence.

Asked 2 years ago

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“Corner-kick”

“A corner-kick” would be a useful addition to the list !

Asked 3 years ago

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