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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

, ce qui fait de lui le premier Français en charge de la SSI.

I am curious about the construction of ...fait de lui... Why not ...lui fait...? It seems to me that 'him', in the English, is the indirect object of faire while Français is the direct object. I used ...lui fait..., which was not one of the accepted translations. Why?

Asked 3 years ago

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JonathanK X.B1Kwiziq community member

this structure in English

In this structure in English, you can use either an object pronoun or a subject pronoun plus a verb. You can't use a subject pronoun without a verb. "She is taller than me." OR "She is taller than I am." BUT NOT "She is taller than I."

Asked 2 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Answer given one step too early

Hi, the answer for “Commande en même temps” reads “Commande en même temps, ça ira plus vite !”, giving away the next section, which is “ça ira plus vite !”. Also, this feels more like a A1 than a B1.

Asked 3 years ago

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Michael B.B1Kwiziq community member

Why are they skipping words?

Asked 3 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

imparfait subjunctive?

"Il avait même fallu que les autorités démentissent le canular". According to a conjugation guide I use, this sentence appears to use "démentir" in the subjunctif imparfait, which I think is rarely used today in French. Would it be better as "que les autorités démentent" (present subjunctive)? Or maybe "aient démenti" if a subjunctive in the past tense is needed here?

Asked 4 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je suis en advance de cinq minutes

I thought I’d sorted this out already but evidently not. I believe that the answer I gave in the heading is, according to the lecture notes, correct. Correction welcome. So why was it marked wrong and the correct answer given as “je suis avec cinq minutes d’avance”? I’m fine with this answer too but why was my answer marked as incorrect?

Asked 3 years ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of the word cela

I know it must be my ear, but, having listened to it over and over, it seems the speaker says "mais cera n'est pas obligatoire."

Asked 3 years ago

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Heather G.C1Kwiziq community member

Make this statement negative « ne te disons de te coucher »

Why is the verb « aller » inserted in the answer ? « nous te disons de ne pas aller te coucher » . Why isn’t it « nous te disons de ne pas te coucher » ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Pravesh A.A2Kwiziq community member

Vocabulary quizzes and sentencesSample sentences for each word would be helpful in enforcement and retention.It would be a great help to us.Its one of the most important area in which this site is lagging behind.This facility should be definitely given to premium members.

Asked 3 years ago

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Martin D.A2Kwiziq community member

Two verbs for 'to save'

why is 'épargner' wrong for 'economiser' - does it not mean 'to save' (as in money)?

Asked 4 years ago

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