La veille vs. Le jour d'après
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La veille vs. Le jour d'après
Here is the sentence in question: "The day before, I had written him a letter."
Why is "Le jour d'après" in this context wrong and "La veille" correct? I couldn't, for the life of me, apply the explanation given in the corresponding lesson to this problem.
Can someone help?
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour Claus -
Après means "after" not "before." Also, as the lesson states, "You cannot say "le jour après" in French." Expressing "the day after/the day before" in French with "demain/hier" vs "le lendemain/la veille" vs "le jour suivant/le jour précédent" (French Expressions of Time)
Après means "after" not "before." Also, as the lesson states, "You cannot say "le jour après" in French." Expressing "the day after/the day before" in French with "demain/hier" vs "le lendemain/la veille" vs "le jour suivant/le jour précédent" (French Expressions of Time)
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La veille vs. Le jour d'après
Here is the sentence in question: "The day before, I had written him a letter."
Why is "Le jour d'après" in this context wrong and "La veille" correct? I couldn't, for the life of me, apply the explanation given in the corresponding lesson to this problem.
Can someone help?
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