Au cas ou /just au cas ou

william h.C1Kwiziq community member

Au cas ou /just au cas ou

What's the difference between juste au cas ou and au cas ou. Both seem to be translated as just in case?

Asked 1 year ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour William,

In French, you you can use either "juste au cas où" or "au cas où" interchangeably (especially at the end of a sentence), however when giving an answer, you simply have to pick one of these two options.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

This is similar to English, where “just in case” and “in case” are pretty much exchangeable. 

Michael B.C1Kwiziq community member

Argghh I got the questions correct, except I said "au cas où il ferait soleil" instead of "au cas où il ferait beau".  Come on!

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Michael,

You are correct that it is not fair. So, I checked your test history and amended the score for your answer "au cas où il ferait soleil" to "half-correct" as only "du" was missing.

It is best to report this type of issue via our Helpdesk using the "Report issue" button on your Correction board.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Au cas ou /just au cas ou

What's the difference between juste au cas ou and au cas ou. Both seem to be translated as just in case?

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