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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Modal Verbs

Chris' comment below about modal verbs (All modal verbs, like pouvoir or devoir require the infinitive, no matter which tense or mode they are in.) was an eye-opener for me as to how pouvoir and devoir fit in the big picture. Perhaps a short paragraph about modal verbs in general would be useful to others. Thanks!

Asked 6 years ago

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Alex S.B1KwizIQ community member

pronunciation tip

the pronunciation tip at the end of this page says that -ais and -ai are pronounced the same. I found a comment by a duolingo mod linking to two pages that says otherwise:

http://bernardcousin.over-blog.com/pages/DE_LIMPORTANCE_DE_BIEN_PRONONCER-8743192.html

https://www.lalanguefrancaise.com/5-astuces-pour-ne-plus-confondre-le-conditionnel-et-le-futur

On forvo it does indeed sound like there is a subtle difference between aimerai and aimerais. é vs è. I hear the difference best when listening to other -ais words on forvo such as vais, sais, etc. It is subtle, but can someone else confirm that there is indeed an actual difference that contradicts the tip on this page?

Asked 7 years ago

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EDOARDO F.A2KwizIQ community member

Celui ou ce?

Bonjour, je dois dire: "ç'est celui que j'aime plus" ou "ç'est ce que j'aime plus"? Merci a tous.

Asked 4 years ago

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Fatjon M.A1KwizIQ community member

gender of nouns

is there a trick to find the gender of nouns without knowing it beforehand ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Eve B.A2KwizIQ community member

j'ai de chance

Hey! Why in the examples is it "j'ai de chance" and not "J'ai de la chance"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Christophe B.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

De or un/une?

Why did they say "Il ne veux pas DE glace" instead of "Il ne veux pas UNE glace"? In the translation, they said 'He doesn't want an ice-cream', not 'He doesn't want ice-cream'.

Asked 4 years ago

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Thanh Tân T.B2KwizIQ community member

Prévoir vs Prédire

Please help me distinguish those two words, I keep making mistake when it comes to translating the word "predict" in English.

Asked 3 years ago

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Katie A.C1KwizIQ community member

Please present passé composé for this lesson I think this lesson could be presented more clearly if conjugations for both present tense and passé composé were given for each item.

Asked 8 years ago

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