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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm a bit confused as to when to use, "mal," and when, "mauvais," as they both mean, bad. What are the rules or nuances?

Asked 8 years ago

Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can I ask you another thing ? vs. test Q: Can I ask you something else ? (Puis-je vous demander autre chose ? ) Re: the question, as stated, it's hard to imagine a situation where someone (A) wouldn't have already asked the person (B) one or more questions. Okay- a stretch: the person (B) says- "So you want to ask me about a,b,c." The questioner (A) says- "(No) can I ask you something else (instead)?" In English, "Can I ask you something else?" = yet another question, not a different question. Thus, "Can I ask you another thing ?" So, "Puis-je vous demander une autre chose ?" I'm confused, obviously! ;) Melody

Asked 8 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

what is the difference between "réussir à + noun" and "réussir + noun"?

Asked 4 years ago

Nikita T.A1Kwiziq community member

Aren't we using Present Perfect Continuous here, and not just Present Perfect?We should have been using Present Perfect Continuous when describing actions continuing in present since some undefined time in the past, shouldn't we?

Asked 6 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you say she ought to really stop seeing himI want to know how French differentiates between ought and should

Asked 8 years ago

Luong N.B1Kwiziq community member

J'habite à Coree du Sud

Asked 8 years ago

Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passé simple:Yes I agree that it does avoid the passé composé rules but....if it is only used as a written tool, why are there so any questions using it? While there may be a lot of the 77,000+ people using this site to learn French, I would bet a lot of money that most of us are learning to be able to speak it properly. Just my frustration. I would prefer more attention be given to idioms such as the ones in the weekend challenge.

Asked 7 years ago

yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le impérfait is also used to express a habit like "avoir l'habitude de"Ils avaient l'habitude de se coucher avant 10 heures / Ils se couchaient avant 10 heures; Do both can be used to mean "used to go to bed before 10"?

Asked 8 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Stuart asked: "Could we not also say "une valeur sûre" as well as "une valeur certaine"? "Sa collection de tableaux a une ___ . (His painting collection has sure value.)

Asked 8 years ago

Win M.B1Kwiziq community member

Why Le instead of LaI found a sentence "elle fait *une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour *le goûter" in the dictation exercise that I took today. In this case, why they use "le" for "une bonne tarte aux fruits"?

Asked 6 years ago

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