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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why the answer to "Qui est cette fille?" is " C'est Marie" instead of "Elle est Marie"?

Since 'cette fille' is referring to a specified girl, as explained in case 2b, shouldn't we use 'elle est'?

Thanks

Asked 8 years ago

Cade B.A2KwizIQ community member

"on" vs "tu" and "vous" for you"I have been taking the writing challenge to test it out for future use with my students. I notice that when translating a 'you' statement the correct responses never include the option for using 'tu' or 'vous' and instead rely on using only 'on'. I understand the benefit of teaching the impersonal 'on' but feel that the 'tu' and 'vous' versions of the sentence should also be counted as correct. The 'on' pronoun in my understanding of spoken French is more commonly used as 'we' though it of course can be interpreted in many ways. I wonder if requiring it to be the only translation accepted for a 'you' statement might be leading the students toward a misunderstanding of the pronoun. Thanks for listening! I love the product so far."

Asked 8 years ago

Denis P.A0KwizIQ community member

Vous avez fatigue?

Asked 9 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why is it not Je me les brosses (les dents) rather than je me les brosse?

Asked 9 years ago

Jessica H.B1KwizIQ community member

What's the difference between devoir and avoir à?

I feel like sometimes I've seen these used in an interchangeable manner (devoir and avoir à). What I told my students was that "devoir" also means "must", so "avoir à" needs to be used in situations where "must" doesn't fit (i.e. "You don't have to go yet." "Tu n'às pas encore à partir."). Is this correct? In what other situations do you need to use one over the other?

Asked 5 years ago

Andrew S.A1KwizIQ community member

What does this mean - Accroche-toi !

Asked 9 years ago

Olive J.A1KwizIQ community member

How do I say it in the past? I got up,I brushed my teeth.I bathed

Asked 10 years ago

Michael P.C1KwizIQ community member

How to know when to use "soi" or "soi-même" to say "oneself"?

Asked 8 years ago

stephen w.C1KwizIQ community member

BlesserWhen do you "blesser" instead of "faire du mal"

Asked 8 years ago

Dino A.A1KwizIQ community member

l'or ou le doré

I used "et l'or au milieu du ...." and it was incorrect with the only correct version given being "et le doré au milieu de ..."

Why can't l'or be used here?

Asked 6 years ago

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