Dans le besoin or en besoin ?

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I was under the impression that for the abstracts, we could use en... so when I wrote en besoin , I was marked wrong ... pls explain why?

Asked 3 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Manpreet Kaur,

This is the set expression for -

être dans le besoin = to be in need

Take a look at the following page which details a charity that looks after people 'in need'.

Bonne Continuation!

Like13 years ago

I was under the impression that for the abstracts, we could use en... so when I wrote en besoin , I was marked wrong ... pls explain why?

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