faire exprès de quelque chose vs quelque chose exprès

Sebastian S.B2Kwiziq community member

faire exprès de quelque chose vs quelque chose exprès

Is there any difference between "il a fait exprès de casser ma poupée" and "il a cassé ma poupée exprès"?

I've only ever encountered the latter before, and it seems more straightforward to not have the extra verb floating around, but perhaps there's a subtle difference that I'm missing?

This question relates to:French lesson "Faire exprès (de) = To do something on purpose (French Expressions with faire)"

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Both are acceptable. I've mostly heard the first version (faire exprès), though.

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Sebastian S. asked:

faire exprès de quelque chose vs quelque chose exprès

Is there any difference between "il a fait exprès de casser ma poupée" and "il a cassé ma poupée exprès"?

I've only ever encountered the latter before, and it seems more straightforward to not have the extra verb floating around, but perhaps there's a subtle difference that I'm missing?

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