me présenter d'autres gens

Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

me présenter d'autres gens

I'm wondering why it's not correct to say "me présenter à d'autres gens"? I thought that présenter was followed by the preposition à.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "New in town"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Lorie,

You can say both and get a slightly nuanced meaning -

'...me présenter à d'autres gens' = to introduce me to other people

'...me présenter d'autres gens' = to introduce other people to me

Same difference I would say!

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Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Since me can be a direct or an indirect pronoun, I suppose both are possible, depending on who is being presented to whom. There's no real difference in meaning, but perhaps the version given as correct in the exercise is more commonly used?

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Lorie R. asked:

me présenter d'autres gens

I'm wondering why it's not correct to say "me présenter à d'autres gens"? I thought that présenter was followed by the preposition à.

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