Jusqu'à versus à

S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Jusqu'à versus à

"They carried food to their burrow." I understand "jusqu'à" to mean "to" when I read it or hear it spoken, but how do we know to use "jusqu'à" instead of "à" to mean "to" when writing?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A day in the countryside"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

jusqu'à means "to a certain point but not further".

When used in a spatial context, often it means "as far as", whereas à just means "to".

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To me the difference in jusqu'à versus à presents the same difficulty as using depuis versus de when saying that something comes from somewhere. Example: "Il regarde la rue depuis sa fenetre"

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Jusqu'à versus à

"They carried food to their burrow." I understand "jusqu'à" to mean "to" when I read it or hear it spoken, but how do we know to use "jusqu'à" instead of "à" to mean "to" when writing?

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