'You don't have to'
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John W.Kwiziq community member
'You don't have to'
Something I've always struggled with in France is when I don't want to say 'You must not', but rather 'You don't have to', for example: I don't want to say, 'You must not come straight away', but rather, 'You don't have to come straight away'.
Can somebody point me to a good lesson on this, or let me know how to do it?
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing necessity and obligation in French with "il faut""
Asked 7 years ago
Hi John,
In the case of - You don't need to come straight away- you could also say:
"Tu n'as pas besoin de venir tout de suite."
or
"Ce n'est pas la peine que tu viennes tout de suite."
Hope this helps!
Ron T. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Il ne faut pas de venir tout de suite or il n'est pas nécessaire de venir tout de suite. This would be two options that I have read that would seem to suffice. Pardon any misspelling.
J'espère que cela vous aidera
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