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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

merci de v. merci pour le/la/les,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I answered "merci du" in this question but was marked incorrect when in face the lesson states an equivalence between the two. Please explain.....

5________ cadeau, je l'aime beaucoup.Thank you for the gift, I like it a lot.Merci pour leMerci du

Asked 7 years ago

Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Je sais le faireThe translation according to the lesson is "I can do it" but surely to express "I can do it" is "Je peux le faire"?

Asked 9 years ago

Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Other adjectives?You write "Note that THESE adjectives ending in -u become -üe". So does this only concern exactly these three adjectives or are there others? Is it a general rule for adjectives on -u or are these exeptions?

Asked 9 years ago

John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"They're expecting him to arrive at any minute now" Perhaps a third way to say this is to use the longer form with the subjunctive : "Ils s'attendent à ce qu'il arrive d'une minute à l'autre." Is this ok? Does it convey more or less of the anxiety conveyed by the example using "Ils s'attendent à son arrivé...?" Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

Mags M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I wasn't sure whether to use singular or plural form of lapreau. In English it's plural, but I had an idea it woukd be singular in French. Why?

Asked 9 years ago

Jo S.B2Kwiziq community member

“cet été-là” Why Why add ‘la’ and: why use a hyphen? Cet été-la

Asked 5 years ago

Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pourvu?Pourvu means "let's hope"? How does that work? It doesn't even end in -ons.

Asked 9 years ago

Wolf B.A1Kwiziq community member

Is this grammar right? (imparfait tense)For an assessment, we have to recount events of what we did with a friend in imperfect tense (l'imparfait). I have this sentence here which I am not sure of the grammar. Nous partageons nos problèmes et aidions les uns et autres. (we shared our problems and helped each other) Am confused.

Asked 8 years ago

R. B.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is chocolate ice cream written as la glace au chocolat and not la glace à la chocolat?

Asked 8 years ago

Richard H.C1Kwiziq community member

Depuis, depuis…

Would be good to have further explanation of when you use the present (which we all know is 'normal' with depuis) and when you use the the passé composé. I realise it's quite complicated, but using three examples with two different tenses, without acknowledgement, is rather confusing. (Ah, just read the existing comments. See I'm not the first to feel this!)

Asked 5 years ago

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