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Archana J.C1Kwiziq community member

la doute

Quand le soleil retourne....

Can we substitute 'revient' with 'retourne'?

(if no 'why')

Merci

Asked 2 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Archana,

The two verbs are different -

retourner = to go back 

revenir = to come back 

The 2 options given are -

quand le soleil revient 

quand le soleil est de retour

 

être de retour = to be back 

All a bit confusing ...

Bonne Continuation !

N. N.Kwiziq community member

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Retourner and the English "to return" are false friends when used intransitively. Retourner is more like "to turn back".

Archana J. asked:

la doute

Quand le soleil retourne....

Can we substitute 'revient' with 'retourne'?

(if no 'why')

Merci

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