In the test question: Le policier est descendu à la cave à la recherche de la bête féroce.
May I ask what the pronoun 'la' refer to in 'à la recherche'? and why recherche is not rechercher after the preposition 'à'?
à la recherche de la bête féroce. (why is recherche and not rechercher after à)
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à la recherche de la bête féroce. (why is recherche and not rechercher after à)
This question relates to:French lesson "Descendre can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 2 years ago
« la recherche » - noun (f), not verb - (the) search. « à la recherche de » - basically translates as "in (the) search of".
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à la recherche de la bête féroce. (why is recherche and not rechercher after à)
In the test question: Le policier est descendu à la cave à la recherche de la bête féroce.
May I ask what the pronoun 'la' refer to in 'à la recherche'? and why recherche is not rechercher after the preposition 'à'?
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