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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je devais vs j'ai dûI though devoir in imparfait meant "was supposed to" and in passé composé meant "had to" so shouldn't it be "j'ai dû me lever plus tôt"?

Asked 4 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ça coûte combien?Have often heard that phrase. Is it wrong considering that question word is at the end? Colloquial perhaps?

Asked 8 years ago

柔瑄陳.A1Kwiziq community member

Un oiseau is male?Un oiseau means a bird, so it is a male?

Asked 5 years ago

Steve T.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't see "Ou vas tu?". Is that considered very informal or wrong?

Asked 7 years ago

Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement"Why isn't the translation for the "il mange seulement des pates le samedi, translated "He eats only" as in the first 2 examples since seulement is an adverb which is usually translated "He only eats:...

Asked 8 years ago

Winston K.C1Kwiziq community member

Both fortement and fort can be used as an adverb

Hi Kwiziqers! Marc a une forte personnalité. Il défend ___ ses opinions.

Why only fortement is correct? Fort can also be used an adverb.

Asked 4 years ago

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Is "élèves" interchangeable with "étudiants" ?

I am doing a writing challenge titled "its not my fault" where there was a translation required of "and my students are very creative" My response of "et mes étudiants peuvent ..." had "étudiants" crossed out and replaced with "élèves". I would appreciate knowing the rationale for this please?

Asked 4 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Modele - Masc or Fem?Hi One of the questions was le novueau modele est... Isn't modele feminine?

Asked 7 years ago

John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partir Must be followed by a preposition but does Sortir?It seems as though "sortir" MUST be followed by "de + a place" and never "pour + a place" but the lesson is much less emphatic about "sortir" than "partir." Do the same rules apply? "Sortir is not always instransitive as in your lesson with Sortir + Avoir in the passé composé. Je sors pour Londres or Je sors Londres are not possible. Is that correct?

Asked 9 years ago

Renate A.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui est-ce qui or qui est-ce que?I'm confused on when to use 'qui est-ce qui or qui est-ce que at the beginning of a sentence'. In each case the translation was 'who did such and such'.One or the other have been given as a correct answer but I haven't worked out which one for which circumstance. What is the rule please.

Asked 7 years ago

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