I understand when to use the qui/que part and have no problem. I cannot wrap my brain around when to use ce qui instead of qui and ce que instead of que can someone explain?

Asked 5 years ago

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shambhavi k.B1Kwiziq community member

Why we used ce que? And as ce que is what then why we used 'de plus en plus'

In the sentence

Je savais de plus en plus ce que je voulais

Can't it be que instead of ce que

And since ce que is what which means noun why we used de plus en plus and why imparfait is used not passé composé? Also if there is a verb before the blank and a noun after what would we use de plus en plus or de plus en plus de ? If nothing is after then?

Asked 6 years ago

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

Past participle of battre

I am a little puzzled as to why Kwiziq states has an irregular pp.

My understanding for 're' verbs is to remove the re (batt) and then add u (battu)? It is of course iregular in the present (je bats / nous battons)

Asked 4 years ago

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Don C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

manque -> missed by

I just wanted to offer that it helps me to remember the correct use of this verb if I think about it in this way.

"Je lui manque" = "I am missed by her/him." -> (ie. S/he misses me.)

"Nous manquons à Pat." = " We are missed by Pat." (ie. Pat misses us.)

This method helps me to remember 1) the order of the sentence, 2) the subject to use to conjugate the verb, and 3) that there is an indirect object (by, à) so you have to use an indirect pronoun (or à if using a noun).

Asked 6 years ago

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Viviene O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Phrases in common use

I am confused as to which phrases are acceptable in current lingo. For examples, "bartoter dans le marché boursier" for dabble in the stock market. Is this completely wrong? If so, why?

Is "faire les classes" wrong for learn the ropes?

The dictionary that I looked at used "examiner" for review; others used "revoir"

Finally, I am mystified as to why "une hypothèque" is not given as an option for mortgage. This is a word I heard most often when I lived in France.

Asked 5 years ago

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mary lou l.C1Kwiziq community member

ce, cette ces

ce, cet,ces

cette,ces

is this correct?

Asked 3 years ago

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Danielle A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the subject of the question repeated?

I know this lesson is about making questions with inverted reflexive verbs but why is it necessary to have the extra "-t-il" in "Paul se brosse-t-il les dents?" The speaker already said Paul was the subject. Doesn't "Paul se brosse les dents?" work too?

Asked 6 years ago

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