can you omit 'pour' ?

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

can you omit 'pour' ?

Just to be clear, in expressions like : 'Je vais au cinéma pour voir un film' ... presumably this implies that it is wrong to just say 'Je vais au cinéma voir un film'

This question relates to:French lesson "Pour + [infinitive] = In order to + [do] in French"

Asked 6 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

He Stewart,

yes, in these cases you can't do without "pour".

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks Chris, I'm now OK with this.

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Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I'm not a native speaker either, but I would have given you the opposite answer. I think pour is only used to stress the purpose, it can be omitted.

There's a song by Boris Vian with the line:

J'vais au cinéma voir des films suédois

Like16 years ago

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi Alan, Thanks for your input ... is there someone else out there who can further clarify this point please?

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Stewart H. asked:

can you omit 'pour' ?

Just to be clear, in expressions like : 'Je vais au cinéma pour voir un film' ... presumably this implies that it is wrong to just say 'Je vais au cinéma voir un film'

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