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Johanna A.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

hi im new here i just want to say hi

Asked 3 years ago

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Jeffrey B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Usage of Garder

To piggyback on the question below, sort of, I have heard & read the use of garder to describe babysitting children, par exemple: "Nous gardons les enfants ici." This obviously doesn't mean that they are physically keeping possession of the kids there, like prisoners (although the kids may think so). Is this one of those instances where context is everything or is it incorrect usage?

Asked 3 years ago

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J. R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the past perfect used, rather than the passé composé? Bonjour! These writing exercises are absolutely fantastic resources that I'm enjoying very much. A little question, however: I'm also going to raise (or re-raise) Meryl's question about why the French past perfect is used, rather than the passé composé, to translate what looks like the past simple in English. I've never knowingly come across this usage before, but I've seen it now in a couple of these writing exercises and wonder if I have overlooked something. Perhaps it's a matter of perspective -- perhaps this is an extract from a longer passage where the writer has just been writing about the past, and then for these first few lines, goes back further into the past? (Though strictly speaking, you'd mirror that with "had rented" and "had travelled" in English.) The last line of the text does actually use the passé composé. Many thanks!

A few years back, when I still lived in Brittany, my cousin Sarah and I rented a camper [US: RV] and for two weeks, we travelled up and down the west coast of France. ... During that trip, we also learned how to change a tire...
Il y a quelques années, quand je vivais encore en Bretagne, ma cousine Sarah et moi avions loué un camping-car et pendant deux semaines, nous avions voyagé partout sur la côte atlantique française. .... Pendant ce voyage, nous avons aussi appris à changer une roue...

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

A preposition used with disjunctive pronouns or COI

How to choose properly, whether should i use disjunctive pronouns or COI. Je telephone a elle or Je lui telephone? A real conundrum to me!

Asked 4 years ago

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M D.A2Kwiziq community member

Direct object Pronouns?

« Elle me rappelle Paula. » - She reminds me of Paula.

What would happen if you wanted to replace Paula with a pronoun? -> She reminds me of her.

Is it? - « Elle me lui rappelle. » or « Elle me la rappelle. »

Can you still not say in any context « Elle me rappelle de lui? » (De being forbidden)

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

what is the difference between "responsable de l'étage/responsable" and "chef de rayon" for a "floor manager"?

Asked 4 years ago

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karen t.A1Kwiziq community member

can't determine what the subject of the lesson is suppose to be

I don't understand. I'm given a lesson on pronouns but then most of the test is on conjugation of verbs I have not heard of before.

Asked 5 years ago

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rhys t.A2Kwiziq community member

what dowes the d mean?!Je suis désolé d'être en retard

Im wondering what the d represents in d'être. Also, to 'be late' is it always 'metre en retard' or can I say "je suis en retard"

Merci!

Asked 4 years ago

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Michele L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vocabulary from Guadeloupe's Carnival

La parade is used as translation for the parade. Is using le defile (sorry, can't get the accent aigu on the e's) incorrect? I don't even see it as an option in any of the possible translations listed.

Asked 3 years ago

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are there any differences between them

Je ne mange plus jamais

Je ne mange jamais plus

Asked 5 years ago

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