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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Today's insightA way to simplify things is to think of short phrases as if they were single words. "il y a" is an obvious example. With "j'ai" as a single word, one does not have to think about the rule were the terminating vowel of a word must be replaced with an apostrophe when the next word begins with a vowel. And with "ce qui est", one does not need to think about the rules about when to use "ce que" vs "ce qui".
Asked 9 years ago
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Indefinite article"I buy milk" -> « j'achète DU lait » French sometimes need articles that English can do without. Are they always used? Consider an informal shopping list: "To buy: bread, milk, carrots..." Would a native frenchman write « À acheter: du pain, du lait, des carottes...» ?
Asked 9 years ago
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Barbara D.C1Kwiziq community member
Notre cousine me te rappelle. ou Je vous la rappelle. Ces phrases sont correctes?
Asked 7 years ago
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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
lui or le?How do I know if I should do "J'aime l'écouter" vs.  "J'aime lui écouter."?
Asked 6 years ago
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April G.B1Kwiziq community member
When to use de verus à for possesionUn stylo est à moi Un stylo est de moi?
Asked 7 years ago
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Jody G.B2Kwiziq community member
Use of "car" vs "parce que" - when do you use one or the other?
Asked 2 years ago
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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is it "on est bientôt arrivés" instead of " on y arrivera bientôt" ?
Asked 6 years ago
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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
how to know if cadeau is singular or plural??

in the text, you start by saying 'ils leur ont préparé un cadeau....'  Singular.

but at the end, you say '....de si jolis cadeaux'.  It is hard to know if it is plural or not by just listening, especially when we started with just the one.

Asked 3 years ago
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Annie S.A2Kwiziq community member
Few/SeveralWhat English dialect is Kwiziq based on? My sociolect most definitely does not contain this silly "few is slightly less than several". Few is the opposite of many, it is not in a scale with several. Several means more than one, although usually 3 or more. I get that you are looking for a way to separate out the feel of scale in the French words, but it just doesn't work.
Asked 7 years ago
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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
quinze rather than et quart trente and rather than et demie with "above 12" times
Asked 7 years ago
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