Expression of dates in French, especially the 1st of the month

D. A.A0Kwiziq community member

Expression of dates in French, especially the 1st of the month

Lesson says only the 1st day of the month is cardinal, my test asked for the translation of May 1, I said le 1er mai, as per lesson...you said it was wrong and should have been le 1 mai...contradictory lessons!

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Diane, 

I have checked the Kwiz and it does accept

le 1er mai,

so best to contact via the Report it button on your correction board.

Bonne Continuation!

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You should report it through the report issue button as the question and answer can both be checked.

By the way it is only the first day of the month that can be 'ordinal', all the others are 'cardinal'.

D. A. asked:

Expression of dates in French, especially the 1st of the month

Lesson says only the 1st day of the month is cardinal, my test asked for the translation of May 1, I said le 1er mai, as per lesson...you said it was wrong and should have been le 1 mai...contradictory lessons!

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