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Lanny R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

certain -vs- (un) peu deSo I overlooked answering with "certain" for the question : Il y a un ___. (There is some risk.) As risk is uncountable I went with : Il y a un peu de risque. (There is a bit of risk.) In English I can think of instances where those differ (your example of full stress on "some" being one of them.) but they seem mostly interchangable. Any hints on when to use "certain" and when to use "(un) peu de" in French?

Asked 7 years ago

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D. L.B1Kwiziq community member

Please....Can someone explain the difference between il faut va á l'école and il faut aller á l'école? I keep getting the test question wrong using va...... thanks

Asked 8 years ago

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Michelle P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lendemain

In the Charles Aznavour song it's "On a tort de penser, je sais bien, aux lendemains". I'm confused by the lendemains as it is in the present tense and referring to the future. Why that word? Is this how one would say "tomorrows" in a poetic sense, referring to the future in a boader sense vs. just "tomorrow" as in the day after tomorrow. Could you replace lendemains with something else and still have it make sense?

Asked 6 years ago

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D. L.B1Kwiziq community member

I may have found a problem....Last week Anthony gave us a box of chocolates. Conjugate "offrir" (to give) in the passé composé. The selections to choose from read as follow....a offert, offrit, offrait and est offert... Where is the correct selection, which I believe is Nous avons offert??? Assistance.... s'il vous plaît Merci

Asked 8 years ago

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Antonio K.A1Kwiziq community member

Navire/Bateau

What is the difference between navire and bateau?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sivasankaran G.A2Kwiziq community member

TCF Vs TCF (ANF) Vs TCF Canada

Hi,

I know the basic difference between TCF Vs TCF (ANF) Vs TCF Canada and its specific purpose.

But my question is : Is the exam content almost the same in all these TCF exams.

For example, If I prepare for TCF, can I write TCF Canada?

Also, will clearing DELF exams will help in doing better in TCF exams?

Asked 6 years ago

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Stephanie S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Definition of plusieurs

I am having the same difficulty as others here--my definitions of the English words don't match the definitions used in the lessons, so it's hard for me to wrap my brain around the translations.

One particular translation I am confused by is "plusieurs". I learned that to mean 'many', and that is how Google Translate defines it, but in my writing exercise "plusieurs défauts" for 'many faults' was marked wrong, and the lesson says it means 'several'. Is that right? It's so confusing!

Asked 4 years ago

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mercy c.A0Kwiziq community member

How would I say "I like being with them"

Asked 8 years ago

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Lianda L.A0Kwiziq community member

How do I say I live in the western cape of South Africa?

Asked 6 years ago

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Patrick R.A0Kwiziq community member

why is it that we can say je suis des parents, but not je suis des a amoureux?I mean this as in, when we say je suis des parents we say I am a parent, but when we say je suis des a amoureux we say I'm lovers - which makes no sense. Maybe it's just des I am confused with?