Is the following grammatical?

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Is the following grammatical?

In order to say, "i prefer our houses to theirs" is it acceptable to say, "Je préfère nos maisons à les leurs ." ?

As an aside, I found it so easy to add accents in this new format. It is a super improvement indeed! 

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Andrea , 

It would be -

aux leurs 

 

 

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Almost correct: à + les = aux. 

dominique k.A2Kwiziq community member

non, malheureusement, j'ai bien peur que tu doives dire" aux leurs", puisque "a les" n'existe pas en francais et est toujours emplace par "aux"

Andrea N. asked:

Is the following grammatical?

In order to say, "i prefer our houses to theirs" is it acceptable to say, "Je préfère nos maisons à les leurs ." ?

As an aside, I found it so easy to add accents in this new format. It is a super improvement indeed! 

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