In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

TerryB1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

This question relates to:French lesson "Common mistakes with mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes and son/sa/ses (French Possessive Adjectives)"

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Terry,

To wait for is just ‘attendre’ in French and there is no need to translate the ‘for’ as it is already there in essence.

Hope this helps!

Like15 years ago

TerryB1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you.

Like05 years ago

Terry asked:View original

In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

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