"en-dessous de" ou "en dessous de" ?

Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"en-dessous de" ou "en dessous de" ?

I believe "en-dessous de" may  not be correct , and "en dessous de" is correct. 

Contrasted with "au-dessous de" , which is correct. 

Any comments anyone ?

Thanks

Paul.

All I can find is this: https://www.question-orthographe.fr/question/au-dessous-de-et-en-dessous-de/

 

 

Asked 3 weeks ago
CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Paul et Maarten,

Vous avez tout à fait raison ! This error has now been corrected.

Merci de votre excellente contribution !

Bonne journée !

Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

Elizabeth, 

Jim asked the same question recently. 

See link below for explanation : 

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/je-me-suis-egalement-fixe-un-seuil-minimum-de-2-500-e-sur-mon-compte-bancaire

Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Paul, 

the link below confirms your thought. This distinction is listed under “difficulties - orthographe “ in Larousse. 

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/dessous/24668#locution

elizabeth l.C1Kwiziq community member

If the speaker is female why is it not “je me suis fixée?” 

Paul S. asked:

"en-dessous de" ou "en dessous de" ?

I believe "en-dessous de" may  not be correct , and "en dessous de" is correct. 

Contrasted with "au-dessous de" , which is correct. 

Any comments anyone ?

Thanks

Paul.

All I can find is this: https://www.question-orthographe.fr/question/au-dessous-de-et-en-dessous-de/

 

 

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