so why is it Vous vous souvenez du chemin, et pas de chemin?

Diane F.C1Kwiziq community member

so why is it Vous vous souvenez du chemin, et pas de chemin?

This question relates to:French lesson "Se souvenir de/Se rappeler (de) = To remember something in French"

Asked 9 years ago

LauraKwiziq EditorCorrect answer

Bonjour Diane,

In English, we say "you remember the way" - note the article "the." In French, you need that article as well: "vous vous souvenez du chemin" -

"du" is the contraction of "de" + "le."

Like39 years ago

Becky L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please, please please can you reduce the selections in the multiple choice questions with rappeler and se souvenir. It becomes so nit-picky. I'm sure a French person would totally understand my meaning if I were to use (or not use) de or à in the huge grouping of words in the phrases that you list.

Like04 years ago

Diane F. asked:

so why is it Vous vous souvenez du chemin, et pas de chemin?

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