Why does J'ai rendez-vous not have an article
rendez vous
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Peggie H.Kwiziq community member
rendez vous
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate avoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Peggie,
As Tom rightly said :
Avoir (un) rendez-vous is to have an appointment
with or without the article.
It is the same for, to make an appointment -
Prendre (un) rendez-vous
Je vais prendre (un) rendez-vous chez le coiffeur= I am going to make an appointment at the hairdresser's
Hope this helps!
Tom K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Peggie,
It is possible to use an article with "rendez-vous"
(i) J'ai un rendez-vous (chez, à, avec etc)
(ii) J'ai rendez-vous (chez, à, avec etc)
The only difference that I can think of between them is that (i) can stand alone - J'ai un rendez-vous. whereas (ii) might require qualification J'ai rendez-vous chez le médicin
Perhaps a native speaker could elaborate.
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