A1 -habiter

Tripti K.A2Kwiziq community member

In the following sentence why is J'habite not immediately followed by à?

"J'habite 11 rue des Fleurs, à La Courneuve."

Is this the way of writing while giving the complete address?

Asked 4 years ago

CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Tripti,

Here are examples of how to use ‘habiter’:

J’habite 5 rue des Lilas = I live at 5 rue des Lilas

J’habite rue Le Pasteur = I live on rue Le Pasteur

J’habite à Paris = I live in Paris (see link here: j'habite-a-city)

J'habite en ville = I live in town

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée!

Like04 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

With roads (and street addresses), this is the usual way. You can also use dans as a preposition.

Like04 years ago

In the following sentence why is J'habite not immediately followed by à?

"J'habite 11 rue des Fleurs, à La Courneuve."

Is this the way of writing while giving the complete address?

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