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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A comment on the English

Hi, just a comment on one of the English lines. I don’t think we can have “Annoyed by the elephant, a part of Guitri population referred the matter to the authorities”, and would recommend either “Annoyed by the elephant, a part of Guitri’s population referred the matter to the authorities” or “Annoyed by the elephant, a part of the Guitri population referred the matter to the authorities”.

Asked 3 years ago

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1k s.Kwiziq community member

le, la, l', les

1. Jean- Pierre remarque la belle Mireille. Jean-Pierre

………remarque.

2. Mireille lève les yeux. Elle…….

lève.

3. Robert ne connaît pas Henri. Il ne………

connait pas.

4. Il n'ouvre pas cette porte. Il ne

……….ouvre pas.

5. Paul va fermer la fenêtre. Il va

……….fermer

Asked 3 years ago

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T K.B2Kwiziq community member

Touque vs bonnet?

Pour quoi il faut utiliser "bonnet" dans cette histoire? Est-ce que le mot "touque" et aussi acceptable? Je crois que "touque" est le propre mot pour un chapeau d'hiver en Canada.

Asked 1 year ago

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Craig B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Word order of obect ÇA vs COI

I want to understand the word order of a demonstrative pronoun AS AN OBJECT (whether or not it is contracted to ça). It was asked below, "Je l'adore" vs. "J'adore ça" but the point was missed in the answer. when ÇA is used as an object, it seems to follow the verb, but when le, la, or lui is used, the object pronoun preceeds the verb.
I've searched Lawless French and googled for this, but have not found anything that specifically addresses this nuance of word order. Please help!

Asked 3 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

positions of adjectives after

hi,

After reviewing the positions of adjectives is it correct to say that the sentence un extremement vieux parchemin would fall under the category for 2 or more syllables for the word extremement?

merci

nicole

Asked 3 years ago

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Rebecca D.B2Kwiziq community member

Qui est-ce qui vs qui est-ce que

Bonjour!

Can someone please help me to understand the difference between using qui est-ce qui vs qui est-ce que?

Asked 2 years ago

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Glen B.C1Kwiziq community member

The often confusing de versus le/laJe n'oublie pas la crème solaire. Why isn’t it ‘de’ crème? I guess it’s general, but seems a little more personal to me.

Asked 2 years ago

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M L.B2Kwiziq community member

How to Memorize?

Are there any patterns to looks for in the verbs that are conjugated with è VS. the verbs conjugated with the (ll/tt) rule? If not, are there any tricks to memorize these select exceptions from the (ll/tt) rule?

I can't seem to get these two lessons down because I have no rule for distinguishing between the verbs which have distinct conjugations.

Asked 2 years ago

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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

Avec ça, tout devrait bien aller !

Hello Kwiziq Community,

Would you know the nuances between using devra and devrait in this sentence ? Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Dominique M.C1Kwiziq community member

Verb agreement with a direct object

Elle les (découper) - I think should be ‘Elles les découpes’ with a direct plural object, n’est-ce pas?