Obtenir or recevoir?

IanC1Kwiziq community member

Obtenir or recevoir?

Avant d’obtenir une réponse: is ‘avant de recevoir une réponse also OK?

Asked 1 year ago
CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Ian,

We've added "recevoir" as a correct alternative. However, "recevoir" implies a "passive action", i.e "obtenir" is used when you've actively asked about something while "recevoir" is about being "given" something for example.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

It's analogous to "obtain" and "receive" in English.

Obtenir or recevoir?

Avant d’obtenir une réponse: is ‘avant de recevoir une réponse also OK?

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