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Mary M.C1Kwiziq community member

Je viens du pays-bas or je viens des pays-bas. Pays- bas singular or plural?

Asked 7 years ago

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James B.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite a sydney

Asked 9 years ago

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Bill A.B2Kwiziq community member

nous nous sommes brosséI'm confused this is a reflexive verb, so uses etre, and with a plural subject. So why is it not "nous nous sommes brosséS"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Olivia H.B1Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between saying de chance and de la chance? As in the examples above where with je there is no la and with nous there is a la?

Asked 9 years ago

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Jo-Anne Y.A1Kwiziq community member

Je suis canadienne.

Asked 9 years ago

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Marian C.C1Kwiziq community member

'plus de' or 'plus des'?

I am questioning the use of "des" in this sentence:

Je vous ressers plus des pommes de terres. (Do I serve you more potatoes?)

Shouldn't it be "de" ?

Asked 4 years ago

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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

So when should we use trouver and when to use penser?Are they completely interchangeable?

Asked 8 years ago

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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 8 years ago

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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

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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

une douzaine = ?I looked this up in Larousse online, and Collins Fr/En dictionary online. I was trying to figure out how to say "I want a dozen eggs" instead of "I want about a dozen eggs". --- http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/douzaine/26535 douzaine [duzεn] nom féminin 1. [douze] dozen 2. [environ douze] une douzaine de a dozen, around twelve une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails une douzaine de pages about ou roughly twelve pages ---------------------------- http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/dizaine English translation of douzaine douzaine (duzɛn ) Translations feminine noun (= 12) "dozen" " ⇒ une douzaine d'œufs" "a dozen eggs" (= environ 12) une douzaine "a dozen or so" une douzaine de "about twelve", "a dozen or so" une douzaine de personnes "about twelve people" --------------------------------------------------------------- From above: une douzaine d'escargots a dozen snails (Larousse) une douzaine d'œufs a dozen eggs (Collins) (Unfortunate that both items start with vowels, thus d' instead of de. I doubt that makes a difference between "about a dozen" and "a dozen.) -------------------------------------------------------------- Help appreciated her. Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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