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Cristina O.B1Kwiziq community member

How do you say to a friend: "Your absence has not passed unnoticed"

Asked 9 years ago

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Scott N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

celui-ci, celui-là, etc.

Hi,

I have seen celui-ci, celui-là, celle-ci, etc. used in text and I believe I have even seen them covered in a French class. I've looked, but can't seem to find any lesson that covers them on this site. Would you be able to explain when and how they are used as compared to simply celui, celle, etc as covered in this lesson?

thanks, Scott

Asked 7 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

les couples des autres

I'm a bit unsure why it should be 'couples des autres' rather than 'couples d'autres'...

Asked 5 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui est-ce qui m'a traité?Who insulted me? Qui est-ce qui vous avez traité? Who insulted you? Traiter is new verb for me.

Asked 8 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aucune ne versus aucune d'ellesIn the question 1.Alors, est-ce qu'elles viennent? - Non. ___ est intéressée. (So, are they coming? - No. None of them is interested.) why is aucune d'elles n' incorrect?

Asked 9 years ago

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Will V.B1Kwiziq community member

Is the pronoun always masculine when referring to previously established complete ideas?

Asked 10 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ExcitéesI thought this word suggested sexual arousal and would not be appropriate in this situation. Is there an alternative word that would normally be used instead?

Asked 6 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Johnny asked: "How come "Comment cela se fait" is wrong?"

Bonjour Johnny !

"Comment cela se fait que ... ?" can indeed be used by some French people, however it's grammatically incorrect as the way to construct the elegant form is through the use of the inversion "-il", and NOT cela.

You can also encounter "Comment cela se fait-il que ... ?" which is simply redundant, as it literally means "How come this that ...?"

However, given the fact that some people do use that incorrect form, I decided to change our marking to Half Correct, as we still aim to teach the correct French ;)

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Asked 9 years ago

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Bruno C.A0Kwiziq community member

Asking "Comment il s'appele" is correct????

Asked 7 years ago

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