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J. T.C1Kwiziq community member

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I used ‘en dessous de (la table)’ . Can someone explain why that is wrong?

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Jane,

It just sounds weird in French.

To say 'to hide under the table',  we would use plain old 'sous'  as  'en dessous de' is more 'below' rather than 'under' and it sounds as though he is under the legs too!

You might use the expression for -

La température est en dessous de 2 degrés aujourd'hui The temperature is below 2 C today

Les Dupont vivent en dessous de nousThe Duponds live below us 

 

Hope this helps!

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Cache cache dans la maison.

I used ‘en dessous de (la table)’ . Can someone explain why that is wrong?

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