Question about meaning of phrase in text

Carolize J.C1Kwiziq community member

Question about meaning of phrase in text

Hi, this struck me as odd: "vous devriez peut-être considérer que la relation n'est pas n'est pas censée durer" - why not just "n'est pas censée durer"? Why the repetition?

Asked 1 year ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Carolize,

Chris is correct! Thank you for pointing this out! This typo has now been amended (the extra "n'est pas" has been removed).

Merci et bonne journée !

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I think that's an error. You only need n'est pas once:

Vous devriez peut-être considérer que la relation n'est pas censée durer. -- You may want to consider that the relationship is not meant to last.

Question about meaning of phrase in text

Hi, this struck me as odd: "vous devriez peut-être considérer que la relation n'est pas n'est pas censée durer" - why not just "n'est pas censée durer"? Why the repetition?

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