Why is the hyphen essential ?

Ron B.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is the hyphen essential ?

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ron,

In this case, a 'trait d'union' ( hyphen) as its name indicates is used to link two nouns together creating a new word with a specific autonomous meaning. There are lots in the French language...

Hope this helps!

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CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Where Ron?

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Ron B.C1Kwiziq community member

rez de chaussee or sous sol

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Ron B.C1Kwiziq community member

Thank you for the comments. It seems that you just have to remember they are needed in text. When speaking you don't need to know.

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Why is the hyphen essential ?

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