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marva W.C1Kwiziq community member

Listening comprehension

I understand the news casters on TV24 but I am having a difficult time understanding the extremely fast speakers on your B1 exercise, even though I am looking at the printed exercise while I listen to the recording. Is it possible for you to use speakers who are more articulate?

Asked 3 years ago

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Eric L.Kwiziq community member

I don´t understand how to inverse this sentenceEst-ce que vous êtes allé en métro?

Asked 4 years ago

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shirqille t.B2Kwiziq community member

Merci a, Merci de, Merci pour

I have never seen "merci pour". From my knowledge, merci or remerci is followed by "de". Please provide further explanation on this topic or Is there a lesson on this within Kwizqi?

Asked 2 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"les maigres économies qui lui restai[en]t"

If you translate 'the few savings she had left' as 'les maigres économies qui lui restaient' it is corrected to 'les maigres économies qui lui restait'. Is this a mistake?

Asked 2 years ago

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M. C.A2Kwiziq community member

Y vs. LEURCould you please explain the following: Why is it correct to replace 'à sa famille' with 'y' in the following example: Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi. And yet, in a very similar example your instructions recommend to use ‘leur’ : J'écrirai à mes cousines. Je leur écrirai bientôt.

Asked 2 years ago

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Thy M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When question words act as COD

Hello,

I see there's an example: "Quels bonbons tu as choisis?"

I guess that because "bonbons" is a COD in this question and it stands before the verb "choisi" so the verb has to accord with the COD --> it becomes "chosis"

But when I use deepL to try another example: "Which dress did she wear?"

The answer is: "Quelle robe a-t-elle porté?"

My question is shouldn't it be: "Quelle robe a-t-elle portée?"

Or is there an exception I didn't know about? More examples relating to this is very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Adjective Position

Why does "important" and "magnifique" come before the nouns here? -

Usually the adjectives go after the noun.

1. Dominé par une magnifique abbaye construite en l’honneur de Saint-Michel.