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darwenmint@gmail.com K.C1Kwiziq community member

I like my car. I like theirs too.This is a question of when does something become plural. In the question of how do we translate "I like my car. I like theirs too." or "J'aime ma voiture. J'aime ________ aussi." My car is definitely singular, however, why is the answer "la leur" when we are talking about comparing more than one car, maybe. The sentence alone doesn't say how many are in "THEIR" group, we could be talking about a couple, or a much larger group, it's not clear in the context.

Asked 6 years ago

Jamee R.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens de West Orange a New Jersey aux Etats-Unis

Asked 8 years ago

Clarissa B.C1Kwiziq community member

When is tôt used?

Asked 8 years ago

lucieeee z.A1Kwiziq community member

In negative sentences we only use de?I mean, if I want to express I don't have any pommes, is it "Je n'ai pas de pommes",or "des pommes"? That is to say, when there is a negative sentence, the only partitive article I need to use is de, is that right?

Asked 8 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

If d'ici une heure can mean within an hour or by 1:00, how can one know which meaning to take from it?

Asked 6 years ago

Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why apostrophise?I am aware of the general confusion between "des" the indefinite plural article and "des"="de"+"les" the combination of the "de" with the definite plural article. However, normally neither of them gets apostrophised. Whence the exception here?

Asked 8 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronounciation of "J'arrive"I was watching an episode of "fais pas ci, fais pas ça". One person kept telling another to hurry up so they could leave. She responds: - J'arrive ! In a lesson here I just learnt why it's "arrive" rather than "arriverai", but what surprised me was that the final "e" of arrive was clearly pronounced, which I believe is not usually the case. Is there some rule for when to pronounce an "e" at the end of a word?

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

My brother arrived late this morning, tard or en retard?If the brother arrives late in the morning as apposed to being late is it still en retard or can it be tard?

Asked 7 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai de plus en plus mal à me concentrerI am just if the me is essential or could it be left out.

Asked 6 years ago

ramachandrika b.A1Kwiziq community member

I couldn't see quizzes for any lesson.what may be the reason?

Asked 6 years ago

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