"Meme s'il n'est pas fatigué, il devrait aller se coucher" Is it less correct to

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"Meme s'il n'est pas fatigué, il devrait aller se coucher" Is it less correct to

to omit the "aller" and just say "il devrait se coucher" ?

This question relates to:French lesson "Bien que/quoique + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = although/though in French"

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Ann !

Here the meaning is slightly different: "il devrait aller se coucher" means "he should go to bed", whereas "il devrait se coucher" means "he should lie down".

À bientôt !

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ann h. asked:

"Meme s'il n'est pas fatigué, il devrait aller se coucher" Is it less correct to

to omit the "aller" and just say "il devrait se coucher" ?

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