Laisser vs déposer?

Ethan B.A2Kwiziq community member

In the second last sentence, could you use "déposerai" instead of "laisserai"?

Asked 3 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Ethan,

In the case of a car as in this text, you couldn't use 'déposer' which is used for small items.

J'ai déposé un paquet à la poste = I dropped a parcel off at the post office

Hope this helps!

Like03 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Ethan,

I think that using laisser would be the most appropriate verb in this context, although both laisser and déposer take abandonner as a strong synonym.

https://www.cnrtl.fr/synonymie/d%C3%A9poser

Hope this helps.

Jim

Like03 years ago

In the second last sentence, could you use "déposerai" instead of "laisserai"?

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