Why dit de?

Helena I.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it 'Le professeur dit de ne pas courir' and not 'Le professeur dit ne pas courir'?

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Helena,

It is because of the verb -

dire de faire quelque chose = to tell (someone) to do something

Take a look at the Kwiziq list of verbs with similar construction -

Hope this helps!

Like15 years ago

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

See note above, it's all about the verb

Like04 years ago

Why is it 'Le professeur dit de ne pas courir' and not 'Le professeur dit ne pas courir'?

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