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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

Bernard l'envoie à elle - why is this incorrect?Just wanted to check why "Bernard l'envoie à elle" was incorrect to say Bernard sent something to her - is it that "lui" is mandatory in this case?

Asked 8 years ago

Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour. Are "joyau" and "joyaux" pronounced correctly in the example above?

Asked 8 years ago

Amani K.A0Kwiziq community member

why is it that the conjugation is different from kwiziq's everywhere else it is like sortir or partir!!

Asked 8 years ago

Clare A.C1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi on change la fin du verbe pour l'impératif avec "tu"? Tu me la donnES - Ne me la donnE pas

Asked 8 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je m’en veux mais il n’y a rien que je puisse faire pour y échapper.Hello. In your Week 35 B2 writing test, the above phrase triggers the subjunctive. It translates as: "I feel bad about it, but there's nothing that I can do to get out of it!" I suspect that it may be the emotion "I feel bad ... that" that triggers the subjunctive, because no desire or need is shown. However I'd be very grateful for any further help with this (extremely idiomatic) phrase! Thank-you

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I got my ba vs i received my baIn the lesson il,a eu so ba is translated as he got his ba but in the quiz as he received his ba. Are they the same. Received seems like an award ceremony but got more like passed?

Asked 8 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Subjonctif futur"J'ai peur que tu ne le fasses" means "I'm scared you'll do it" according to one test. But shouldn't it rather be "I'm scared you are doing it"? There seems to be no subjonctif futur in French?

Asked 8 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Son amieIn some other lesson I read that we use ´son' for amie. This is probably to ease pronunciation. My question is what is the rule if there is an adjective between son and amie that doesn't begin with a vowel. Is son petit ´amie' or ' sa petite ami' correct?

Asked 8 years ago

Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you replace a noun with a preposition other than à or de please?Il faut que j’achète un cadeau pour son anniversaire. I must buy a present for his birthday. I know you can use the adverbial pronoun y to replace 'à + noun', and en to replace 'de + noun', but how would you replace 'pour son anniversaire' in the sentence above please? In order to make the sentence: I must buy a present for it? [Am i right in thinking this called replacing an object of a preposition with a pronoun?]

Asked 8 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les nôtres or les nosIn the question about ses plantes sont plus belles que _____ I got the response les nos. As incorrect. The correct response is les nôtres. Please help me understand when nos is used?

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