Prison seems like a pretty specific place... so why 'en' instead of 'dans la'?
Ton père est ________ prison.
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Inga Marie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ton père est ________ prison.
This question relates to:French lesson "En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)"
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Hi Inga Marie,
This has been asked many times and the answer is in the Q& A at the bottom of the lesson....
Inga Marie C.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Are you referring to "‘Je suis en prison’ puts the emphasis on the fact you are ‘incarcerated’ and not maybe visiting someone in prison." Still seems counterintuitive to me, but also not something I'll be saying so maybe it doesn't matter. I don't see how it puts emphasis on incarceration.
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CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Inga,
If we were to say " Your father is doing time" ( slang for being in prison) for "Ton père est en prison" , would that make it clearer , as it is what it means....
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