Why is it "C'est là que j'ai appris" and not "C'est là où j'ai appris"?
"Que" used for location
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James M.Kwiziq community member
"Que" used for location
This question relates to:French writing exercise "Why did I become a vet?"
Asked 4 years ago
Bonjour James,
Having 'là' and ‘où’, which are expressions of place, following one another is like saying in French “descendre en bas” (to go down downstairs).
‘C’est là que’ is the right grammatical expression for ‘this/that is where’.
I hope this is helpful.
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