Is it the case that “sous jacents” must be hyphenated, i.e. “sous-jacents”?
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Brian E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
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This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Un cœur en hiver - French Film Fest"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Brian,
Thank you for pointing this out! You are both right. It should be hyphenated. It has now been corrected.
Merci beaucoup et bonne journée !
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Brian,
I would say: yes!
This a dual-word adjective, and in English we would hyphenate and I understand that it is true in French also.
Jim
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CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Brian,
The typo has now been corrected. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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