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Maeve L.A2Kwiziq community member

Doucement or lentement for slowly

Why for open the door slowly: it's "doucement" instead of "lentement"

Asked 4 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Naître in the present and past tensesOne of the test questions for this lesson is: Zoë est née avant Lèo. Zoë is born before Léo. Is this past tense translation correct because the speaker is necessarily speaking about a past event? Could we use the present tense here?

Asked 9 years ago

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J. E.A1Kwiziq community member

c'est la même chose / c'est le même chose

I am just wondering what female noun is it specifically referring to. Many thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Jim H.A0Kwiziq community member

A question on pronunciation of "deux" in different situations.In the video under subject "Ago", in both sentences about the shop "Il y a 2 ans, he pronounces 2 as if it were "douze" (12). I'm not clear on how to distinguish when the last syllable must include the consanent, as in "2 ans".

Asked 7 years ago

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Shabbir A.A0Kwiziq community member

Which one is the correct way to say 'do not forget': 'n'oublie pas' or 'ne pas oublier' ? Somtimes I have seen imperative sentences with ne+pas+infinitive but I dont know the rule behind..

Asked 7 years ago

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a. v.C1Kwiziq community member

depuis and ImparfaitI came across a sentence in a book where "depuis" was used along with the imparfait - can maybe you please confirm if it was used correctly? "Comme je ne faisais pas de bruit depuis un moment, maman est venue voir ce qui se passait." Merci d'avance!

Asked 7 years ago

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Kenneth T.C1Kwiziq community member

BANGS adjectives?This lesson is kind of confusing me. At school I learned that the superlative must come after the noun unless the adjective would come before the noun, and in that case the placement would be a choice. The French About page on superlatives also states this rule. So wouldn't "Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe" be incorrect?

Asked 8 years ago

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dominic h.B2Kwiziq community member

what's the difference between bien and bon?

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De + Qui , A + QuiWhen translating a sentence into French is there a way to decide if I use a + qui of De + Qui etc. In some of the B2 questions I am not sure of the correct grammar. To me xx could be that, of whom, whom, about which etc.. Perhaps its just any of the above.

Asked 7 years ago

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Leah R.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Jacksonville en Florida, U.S.

Asked 9 years ago

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