Why is it not "Je fais du diner" or "je fais le diner"? Why is it "a" instead?
Ce soir, je fais à dîner
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Elijah N.Kwiziq community member
Ce soir, je fais à dîner
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing immediate and near-future actions with the present tense (Le Présent) in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Elijah,
You could say
Je fais le dîner = I am making dinner
or even
Je fais à manger = I am cooking
but not
je fais du diner
Bonne Continuation!
Max K.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
There is I suspect some ellipsis involved. Think . That ought to help it go down better.....
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