Aller à pied...............is always foll | French Q & A

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Aller à pied...............is always followed by the destination you're getting to:

In the lesson it states that "Aller à pied (literally going by foot) is used when walking is contrasted with another means of transport - walking instead of driving for example - and is always followed by the destination you're getting to:" But an example given is: Je voulais prendre le bus, mais finalement j'y suis allé à pied. In what sense is "allé à pied" followed by the destination in this example?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing "to walk" with se promener/promener/marcher/aller à pied in French"

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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Paul,

The adverbial pronoun y is standing in for à + [destination] in this example: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/the-adverbial-pronoun-y-means-there

The point is that you can't say : ... mais finalement je suis allé à pied.

I hope this helps,
Bonne continuation !

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Paul B. asked:

Aller à pied...............is always followed by the destination you're getting to:

In the lesson it states that "Aller à pied (literally going by foot) is used when walking is contrasted with another means of transport - walking instead of driving for example - and is always followed by the destination you're getting to:" But an example given is: Je voulais prendre le bus, mais finalement j'y suis allé à pied. In what sense is "allé à pied" followed by the destination in this example?

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