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Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Position of "ancien"

For "these old objects" I tried "ces objets anciens" and was corrected to "ces anciens objets". Is ancien going before the noun here because there is some sense of former-ness (the objects aren't what they used to be), even though they are still objects?

Asked 2 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Comment il se fait que..." simply not idiomatic?

Is it simply the case that "Comment il se fait que..." is not idiomatic? Or do French people sometimes say it (rightly or wrongly)?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ulrike S.C1Kwiziq community member

Dans le texte francais, Il manque "comme la cocarde d´or" après "courses camarguaises".

Asked 3 years ago

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Kevin C.C1Kwiziq community member

l'utilisation du subjonctif

Pouquoi ne pas utiliser " Savez que vous êtes loin d'etre le seul au lieu de "Sachez que vous êtes loin d'être le seul"? L'utilisation du subjonctif est-elle nécessaire ?

Kevin

Asked 2 years ago

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David T.C1Kwiziq community member

On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblésOn ne s'était jamais autant ressemblés que ce Noël-là, - ou On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblé que ce Noël-là, ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Mandy L.B1Kwiziq community member

Vocabulary lists

Hello,

I just wondered if it is possible to ask Kwiziq if it can add words to certain vocabulary lists? I am doing another course and would like vocabulary all in the same place. For example, we have covered l'energie, but there are quite a few words in our course that are not in Kwiziq eco-friendly list.

regards,

Mandy

Asked 3 years ago

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Stephen N.C1Kwiziq community member

J'ai vraiment l'impression de voyager . . . pourquoi pas present vs. passe compose?

All of this is in the present (with the exception of one other passe compose (a dish that i've tasted) & one subjunctive). Why is the sentence "I really feel like I am travelling to the Roaring Twenties" translated using passe compose?

My first thought was that the narrator in this sentence moved into a memory, hence the past--that is, she once HAD that impression when in Paris. But, the same could be said for other sentences: "What I like above all, (it) is the relaxed atmosphere . . " It seems all of these sentences relate an ongoing feeling or attitude toward La brasserie La Coupole, so I don't understand why the passe compose is used in this sentence.

Asked 3 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why can't we use "aimer" for saying "do you like them"? I understand the use of plaisir but surely you can use either here ?

Asked 5 years ago

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Que-est que ce veut dire ?

What do the letters OVNI stand for ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Laura G.C1Kwiziq community member