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Jaime B.A1KwizIQ community member

What is this / What is that?

I just want to clarify can the following be either, 'what is this' or 'what is that?' If not, how do you change the sentence to be one or the other?

Or is it it for example:

qu'est-ce que c'est : What is that?

qu'est-ce que c'est que cela: What is this?

Qu'est-ce que c'est que cela ?What is that? / What is this?Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?What is that? / What is this?C'est quoi ça ?What is this? / What is that?

Asked 2 years ago

D. V.C1KwizIQ community member

Where did my lesson go? Sometimes after a microtest, a lesson disappears from my list but I still need practice on that point I feel. How can I get back to the lesson? can i get more detailed practice on this site?

Asked 8 years ago

Donald H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Avoir beau / pourvu que / en attendant etc. Est-ce que c'est nécessaire qu'on apprenne les phrases tel que avoir beau, pourvu que, quoique, en attendant que et à condition que... Vraiment, ça n'est pas une bonne question Je sais qu'on doit apprendre toute la langue. Mais, je n'en ai jamais vu dans les examens que vous avez présenté. Hier soir, notre prof (une française) nous a introduit tel que phrases. C'est important qu'on apprenne celles qui sont listé ci-dessus? Peut-être et en toute possibilité je n'ai pas écrit ma question correctement. Mais je l'ai essayé. J'aime bien votre site. Don

Asked 9 years ago

Miguel P.A2KwizIQ community member

cefrcomment puis-je re-prendre l'examen pour voir mon niveau en francais how can i retake the cerf test to see what my french fluency level is?

Asked 9 years ago

CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Way to make it easier: " About... X...? "So I imagine, in the English more literal translations, " about " before the first noun. " About Paul, has he left? " " The kids, have they had their breakfasts? " Is that a good habit?

Asked 8 years ago

Catherine B.B2KwizIQ community member

Re the example Martin n’est pas arrivé depuis longtemps.

The translation is

Martin hasn’t been here long.

If the sentence is in le passé composé wouldn’t “depuis longtemps” mean “in a long time” and thus the translation would be “Matin hasn’t been here in a long time “?

Regards

Catherine

Asked 7 years ago

Carol L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What are cucurbitaces?

What are cucurbitaces? The translation gives the same word and I can't find it in my dictionary. Thank you!

Asked 6 years ago

Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A descendu question.

To go, come, climb down something. I don’t understand why a descendu doesn’t work for Jack climbing down the giant. The lesson seems to allow for it. Very confusing but not a phrase I’m likely to be using!

Asked 6 years ago

Roy S.A2KwizIQ community member

Normally today we use "eight forty" as an example, is "huit quarante" acceptible, or "huit heure quarante"?

Asked 7 years ago

Mary M.C1KwizIQ community member

J’ai besoin que tout soit... Where is this lesson about avoid besoin que needing subjunctive.

Asked 7 years ago

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