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Sylith
19 mar 2023

  • Inglés (UK)
  • Francés (Francia)
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¿Cómo dices esto en Francés (Francia)? It's *adjective* to *verb* ...

For example, "it's fun to go shopping". I would say something like "c'est amusant à faire du shopping", but could I also replace à with de? This is my main confusion. In a sentence like this, what determines whether à or de should precede the verb (or something else altogether)?

I know that certain verbs like essayer require the use of a specific one (de) and other verbs can have their meaning changed based on which you use, but I don't understand how to decide in a simple case like this. Thanks!
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Djunito
19 mar 2023

  • Francés (Francia)

You can say
- C'est *adjectif* de *verbe*.
or
- *verbe* est *adjectif*.

à + verbe is rather used at the end of a phrase.

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Sylith
19 mar 2023

  • Inglés (UK)
@Djunito merci. Does it ever make sense to use à?
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Djunito
19 mar 2023

  • Francés (Francia)

"à + verbe" is rather used at the end of a phrase.
"de + verbe" is used with a transitive verb accompanied by its object.

J'ai hâte de recevoir ton cadeau.
Je suis content de te voir.
Il n'y a rien à voir ici.
C'est amusant de faire du shopping.
Faire du shopping, c'est amusant à faire.

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