Malgré et en dépit de

Sue H.B1Kwiziq community member

Malgré et en dépit de

The theory says these are interchangeable yet I used malgré and was marked wrong

This question relates to:French lesson "Malgré/En dépit de = Despite/In spite of in French"

Asked 3 months ago

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Sue,

Can you quote the exact example where you were marked wrong or use the Report it button on your correction board as it will go directly to the item in question you are querying?

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Sue,

Fixed expressions aside, they are generally interchangeable, but (as noted in the lesson you linked ) there is a difference in the stress pronouns used with each when required.

Without the full question, only guessing, but I suspect that may be where the problem lies in your answer.

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Sue H. asked:

Malgré et en dépit de

The theory says these are interchangeable yet I used malgré and was marked wrong

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