Why woudnt it be "devant de la table"?
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MonicaKwiziq community member
Why woudnt it be "devant de la table"?
This question relates to:French lesson "À + le = au, à + les = aux, de + le = du, de + les = des (contractions of articles)"
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LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Monica,
Good question. "Devant de la table" is a very literal translation of "in front of the table," and French just doesn't work that way. Devant means "in front of" - the idea of "of" is part of it, so it must be followed immediately by la table. This is also the case for its antonym: derrière la table.
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