I am trying to understand why one needs to ad the D' in the sentence D'où venez-vous?
why not simply say : Où venez-vous? Why is the de important here?
the word de in the sentence asking where do you live.
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Joseph M.Kwiziq community member
the word de in the sentence asking where do you live.
This question relates to:French lesson "Je viens de + [ville] = I'm from + [city] in French"
Asked 4 years ago
D'où venez-vous? -- From where are you / where are you from.
The sentence où venez-vous is wrong. It would sound like "where come you" to French ears.
Patrice H.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
In french you always need an article be it definite or indefinite.
Joseph M. asked:
the word de in the sentence asking where do you live.
I am trying to understand why one needs to ad the D' in the sentence D'où venez-vous?
why not simply say : Où venez-vous? Why is the de important here?
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