dans vs par

Abdul Q.B1Kwiziq community member

dans vs par

In one of the previous lesson it was taught that we can use "par" with planes, here I use par but it was market incorrectly.

This question relates to:French lesson "Differences between French and English usages - Using "dans" with streets and means of transportation (French Prepositions of Location)"

Asked 1 year ago

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Abdul,

When you are talking about how you are travelling, then you will use à for "individual" modes of transport (walking, bicycle, bike etc), en for "group" modes of transport (bus, coach, car, subway, etc) or par with planes.

If you are talking about which means of transport you are "on", then you'll use "dans" (as in "inside").

See here: Question regarding En vs Dans

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like41 year ago

Thom C.A1Kwiziq community member

"by plane" (par avion...air mail goes par avion) vs "in a plane" (dans avion)

Like15 months ago

Abdul Q. asked:

dans vs par

In one of the previous lesson it was taught that we can use "par" with planes, here I use par but it was market incorrectly.

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