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Renate A.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Qui est-ce qui or qui est-ce que?I'm confused on when to use 'qui est-ce qui or qui est-ce que at the beginning of a sentence'. In each case the translation was 'who did such and such'.One or the other have been given as a correct answer but I haven't worked out which one for which circumstance. What is the rule please.
Asked 8 years ago
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Bill A.B2Kwiziq community member
nous nous sommes brosséI'm confused this is a reflexive verb, so uses etre, and with a plural subject.  So why is it not "nous nous sommes brosséS"?
Asked 6 years ago
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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement"Why isn't the translation for the "il mange seulement des pates le samedi, translated "He eats only" as in the first 2 examples since seulement is an adverb which is usually translated "He only eats:...
Asked 8 years ago
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Mary M.C1Kwiziq community member
Je viens du pays-bas or je viens des pays-bas. Pays- bas singular or plural?
Asked 7 years ago
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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
So when should we use trouver and when to use penser?Are they completely interchangeable?
Asked 8 years ago
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Robert S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Perhaps an example of "c'est" using a negative statement.

After more than a year of these lessons, I'd not learned "ce n'est pas" is how you say it is not "something" - for example - "Ce n'est pas une bonne taille."  Great discovery (I found it in a weekend writing lesson) !  Great course !

Asked 6 years ago
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Swastik M.A1Kwiziq community member
Orange vs Oranges: Plural

Hi, 

How does orange changes in plural?

According to the video tagged, orange doesnot change to plural, but in the quiz it marked my question wrong.

Pls suggest the right way.

Asked 4 years ago
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H. T.A1Kwiziq community member
Question on this sentence, " J'ai visité Paris. "

Is this an exception case that we omit the "à", do you have other similar example? 

Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago
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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Partir Must be followed by a preposition but does Sortir?It seems as though "sortir" MUST be followed by "de + a place" and never "pour + a place" but the lesson is much less emphatic about "sortir" than "partir." Do the same rules apply? "Sortir is not always instransitive as in your lesson with Sortir + Avoir in the passé composé. Je sors pour Londres or Je sors Londres are not possible. Is that correct?
Asked 9 years ago
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Dzoan L.B1Kwiziq community member
on nous vs on se?For reflexive verbs, is it always on se or can it be on nous? For example, we talk (to each other) everyday = on se parle tous les jours. Can it be on nous parle?
Asked 7 years ago
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