preposition wording

Kat U.B2Kwiziq community member

Bonjour,

In the dictation, why does it say, "l'appart EN colocation" (shared appartment) and why not "l'appart DE colocation"?

Asked 1 day ago

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Kat,

as Chris indicates ‘ en colocation’ is a fixed expression.

Like01 day ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

That's just the way it is, no particular reason.

Like01 day ago

Bonjour,

In the dictation, why does it say, "l'appart EN colocation" (shared appartment) and why not "l'appart DE colocation"?

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