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harriet t.A1Kwiziq community member

Definite vs possessive with clothingI was wondering if there's any rule as to when to use definite articles vs possessive adjectives with clothing? It seems like you use possessive adjectives for some things (mon pantalon, sa robe) but definite articles for others (les poches)?

Asked 9 years ago

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Ayush S.A1Kwiziq community member

Can "je viens de" also mean I have just, if the phrase is followed by an infintive of a verb

Asked 9 years ago

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Ronald P.A1Kwiziq community member

how do I unsubscribe

Asked 9 years ago

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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mauvais an adverb here?: "Il faisait mauvais hier"

Bonjour,

Mauvais is usually an adjective, but is it being used as an adverb when we say the weather is bad?

e.g. il fait mauvais.

or is it still being an adjective, and is modifying the noun: 'the weather' (replaced here by the pronoun: "it"), please?

Cheryl

Asked 7 years ago

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Steven L.C1Kwiziq community member

Déscendre and monter.. I just can’t get to grips with these two in the passé composé with Avoir and être… I struggle to get the difference between the examples in the lesson and then struggle even more in the quizzes! Is there a trick to understanding the difference between the two versions? Thank you

Asked 7 years ago

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Susan G.B2Kwiziq community member

So much about this I don't understand. To start with. Je me suis fait faire les ongles.Why is it fait not faire or even fais? Also why les ongles and not mes ongles?

Asked 8 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"

"A-t-elle parlé français ce soir ?"

Asked 9 years ago

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gillian h.C1Kwiziq community member

ennuyant, ennuyeux, ennuyeuse

please explain when to use ennuyant and ennuyeux or ennuyeuse

sometimes I'm told it means boring, sometimes annoying, quite confusing, as i cant make out which is which.

Asked 4 years ago

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Joyance M.B2Kwiziq community member

Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "quel" question...Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "que" question, must the question "Ce qui fait peur ici?" always begin with "ce que" because the answer is unknown (not mentioned previously?) even though it refers to a noun and not a phrase/sentence? If so, when can a question begin with Quel? Only if the answer was already mentioned?

Asked 10 years ago

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jane b.A2Kwiziq community member

Est-ce que je peux dire " Je m'assois mais tu t'assieds"? Must one pick one way for an entire essay, or paragraph or sentence? Or can one mix them up freely?

Asked 9 years ago

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