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Hana P.A0Kwiziq community member
What do you say when you want to say I'm from (country)?
Asked 6 years ago
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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Miam, c'est délicieux! Why not il est?Miam, c'est délicieux! Why not il est? It's referring to something specific (the delicious specific thing being eaten), I assume, since we don't see the sentences before it.
Asked 7 years ago
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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Encore vs ToujoursDear Aurelie, Why is "you must still know" "Il faut encore connaitre" and not "Il faut toujours connaitre" ? I thought that toujours worked better for still. could toujours be used? Thank you, Leah
Asked 8 years ago
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
RE Tu y es allé en marchant Would one be more likely to say that or . . . allé à pied?
Asked 8 years ago
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Jane F.C1Kwiziq community member
what other verbs have the prep. already built in, eg attendre, regarder
Asked 9 years ago
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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Connaitre v savoir ... knowledge of 'facts'.

The two sentences below look almost exactly the same, in both 'they' know a fact (what time the shop closes).

Presumably, then, its just that in the 2nd sentence the verb is followed by a noun and that alone determins that 'conaitre' should be used, (and it's nothing to do with 'they' knowing a fact)?

Ils savent à quelle heure le magasin ferme. They know what time the shop closes.

Ils connaissent l'horaire de fermeture du magasin.
They know the shop closing time.

Asked 6 years ago
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Vi V.C1Kwiziq community member
"Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues"Mais je crois que cette exemple n'est pas correcte: "Tu joues de la trompette ---> Tu en joues". Il vaut mieux "Tu joues Ă  la trompette ---> Tu y joues", n'est-ce pas ?
Asked 7 years ago
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Aaron G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Should the "s" be pronounced at the end of "plus" in this (positive) construction?The example voice pronounces it before "les gens" but not elsewhere. Which is correct?
Asked 9 years ago
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Tima A.A2Kwiziq community member
Leur vs les

If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be

"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?

When to use which?

Asked 4 years ago
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April S.C1Kwiziq community member
Nouvel vs nouveau

Why is it "je suis nouveau ici" instead of "je suis nouvel ici"? I thought it was nouvel before a vowel.

Asked 3 years ago
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