About “dans”

Charles B.C1Kwiziq community member

In the last sentence, the English prompt was, “we go into the living room.” I understand that “dans” means in, but for the act of getting there, I thought it would be more appropriate to say, “nous allons au salon.” If were were already there, I would think “dans” appropriate. Can you help me understand?

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Charles,

In my opinion -

Nous allons au salon = We go to the living room

Nous allons dans le salon = We go into to the living room

But probably splitting hairs...

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Charles B. asked:

About “dans”

In the last sentence, the English prompt was, “we go into the living room.” I understand that “dans” means in, but for the act of getting there, I thought it would be more appropriate to say, “nous allons au salon.” If were were already there, I would think “dans” appropriate. Can you help me understand?

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