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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to differentiate between à and dans when both mean 'to'? (For location other than countries, cities, continents, regions, states, etc) Like going 'to' a market, school, or some other place

Asked 8 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“tel que” structure agreement ruleMore of an observation than a question (as I’ve investigated this a little myself now), but I felt that “ainsi que dans certains domaines d'activité, tels que l'administration ou la santé.“ is a great line to illustrate that the generic “tel que” structure agrees with “domaines (nm.pl)” and therefore is “tels que” in the exercise text. It is not “telles que” because it does not align with the examples that follow it (in this case, two feminine words, “administration/santé”).

Asked 2 years ago

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Près and Proche

I have not seen this one addressed elsewhere, so I will post it and see if there is any advice. In all the exercises so far, "près de" is used. I am in Quebec and have been using "proche de", which seems to be commonly used.

So - the question: is there some subtle differences in the use of "près" or "proche" which I should learn?

Asked 4 years ago

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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 10 years ago

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Deux plus deux égale quatre/deux plus deux égalent quatre: are both correct?

Asked 9 years ago

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Kaira A.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between le temps and le meteo

Asked 6 years ago

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William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Using "mal" or "malade" for the English term "unwell"The correct answer was "Je me sens mal" for "I feel unwell". The discussion points to "mal" and "malade" for unwell. I think both should be correct answers. I chose incorrectly.

Asked 8 years ago

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Mabita P.B1Kwiziq community member

"à moi" ou "de moi" ?

Bonjour tout le monde!

Je suis perdue par rapport à ce sujet.

Il y a quelques années une personne française m'a corrigé. On ne dit pas "à moi", on dit "de moi". Je sais que la manière la plus populaire est la première (et, normalement, c'est cela que j'utilise), mais je vais présenter un examen et je ne sais pas laquelle est correcte !

Voici un liens qui supporte cette déclaration:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2017/10/24/37003-20171024ARTFIG00004-l-ami-a-pierre-ou-l-ami-de-pierre-ne-faites-plus-la-faute.php

MERCI BEAUCOUP !

Asked 7 years ago

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Diane d.C1Kwiziq community member

à l'heure v à temps

Hi, I was doing a writing exercise translating "So that all was ready on time." The correct answer was "Pour que tout soit prêt à temps,"' and not "'Pour que tout soit prêt à l'heure." Why is it better to use à temps in this sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

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Carole G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

autour de

- i was told that it is always autour DE (by a french conversation teacher), Is this something that is so commonly used incorrectly that it has become acceptable over time? (in one of your examples, and in others from other sites, it is autour DE LA lune, or autour DU monde.)

Asked 7 years ago

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