dont understand usage of "justement"

tony w.C1Kwiziq community member

dont understand usage of "justement"

why not en passant or il se trouve? I don't understand usage of "justement" here for "as it happens"

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A dinner invitation"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Tony,

In this context, you could have said something like 'as luck would have it', or 'by happy chance'.

Hope this helps!

Like13 years ago

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Not sure if 'justement' is the only answer accepted in the exercise, but it is common and recognised usage for actually/as it happens, and I have come across it quite frequently in podcasts :

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/justement

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/justement/45187

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french/as-it-happens

Like23 years ago

tony w. asked:

dont understand usage of "justement"

why not en passant or il se trouve? I don't understand usage of "justement" here for "as it happens"

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