Faire le ménage ou faire du ménage ou les deux ?

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Faire le ménage ou faire du ménage ou les deux ?

I understand that « faire le ménage » is an expression, but cannot see why « faire du ménage » would be grammatically incorrect. Only « faire le ménage » is accepted in the exercise. Both are noted in wordreference.

Isn't this the same as both « faire les courses » and « faire des courses » being acceptable, depending on context ?

Asked 3 years ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Maarten,

Thank you for pointing this out! We have now updated the answers and it is now accepted as a valid answer. 

Bonne journée!

Maarten K. asked:

Faire le ménage ou faire du ménage ou les deux ?

I understand that « faire le ménage » is an expression, but cannot see why « faire du ménage » would be grammatically incorrect. Only « faire le ménage » is accepted in the exercise. Both are noted in wordreference.

Isn't this the same as both « faire les courses » and « faire des courses » being acceptable, depending on context ?

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