à la recherche de la bête féroce. (why is recherche and not rechercher after à)

ted b.A2Kwiziq community member

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'?

Asked 4 years ago

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

« la recherche » - noun (f), not verb - (the) search. « à la recherche de » - basically translates as "in (the) search of".

Like04 years ago

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I thought it was a new book by Proust.

Like14 years ago

ted b. asked:

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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