In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

T. S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Terry,

To wait for is just attendre in French and there is no need to translate the ‘for’ as it is already there in essence.

Hope this helps!

T. S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you. 

T. S. asked:

In ‘waiting for his girlfriend’ why is there no word for ‘for’, but simply ‘attend sa petite amie”?

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