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Andreas S.B2Kwiziq community member

Informal you.

In the last sentence, starting with 'Barbara...', the hint was to use the 'informal you', so I put 'vous', and it was marked as wrong, that I should have put 'tu'.

Is there something I don't understand concerning the issue of formality?

Thanks, Andreas.

Asked 2 months ago

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Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cette exigence qui dépasse ce que certains considèrent comme suffisant.

I had put "suffisante", as I thought that that was refering to the exigence (feminin). Is this masculine bcause "ce que" acts like "c'est" and requires a neutral ie masculin adjective? Or is the agreement with something other than exigence?

Asked 1 month ago

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Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member

confusion over passive voice

The lesson states that "if [action of the sans que clause] is over before the action of the main clause, you'll use Le Subjonctif Passé." So why does Tu as fait tout ça sans ________ au courant. need que Neve soit, which is in the Subjonctif Present, rather than que Neve l'ait été, which is in Subjonctif Passé?

I've never understood this. Thanks,

Rebecca

Asked 2 months ago

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David F.B2Kwiziq community member

Endroits begins with a vowelJ'ai vu des endroits magnifiques.
Why does “endroits” have “des” before it when it begins with a vowel?

Thanks.

Asked 3 months ago

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Blaise P.C1Kwiziq community member

il m'a fallu quelques secondes avant de réaliser

Can I use se rendre compte in this context?

Asked 4 months ago

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Jastine Joyce G.B2Kwiziq community member

Ce qui retarde le train, c'est la grève. Hi, in this context below, why is ce qui used instead of qui, when is refers only to a noun which is la grève?

________ retarde le train, c'est la grève. What delays the train is the strike.

Asked 3 months ago

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Jasmine R.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il y a in this sentence.

So if I says " Il y a ma mere dans ma mansion" that sentence can be correct?

Asked 2 months ago

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A H.C1Kwiziq community member

je pense qu'elles auraient éclipsé les chanteurs.

Pourquoi le mot « éclipsé » n'est pas pluriel ? Should it not agrée with the dances?

Asked 3 months ago

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Blaise P.C1Kwiziq community member

après que vous aurez supporté la fin de mon toast

In this sentence, something feels off to me. To denote "to bear/stand something to the end", shouldn't we say (supporter quelque chose) jusqu'à la fin?

Asked 3 months ago

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