No definite article with rendez-vous

BrianC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No definite article with rendez-vous

Hi, I was expecting to see a definite article (“un”) before rendez-vous in “J’ai rendez-vous cet après-midi”. Could you explain why this is not needed please?

Asked 4 years ago
ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You can say it with or without an article. Both is acceptable. Cécile commented on this here: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/rendez-vous

No definite article with rendez-vous

Hi, I was expecting to see a definite article (“un”) before rendez-vous in “J’ai rendez-vous cet après-midi”. Could you explain why this is not needed please?

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