Breakdown of L'enfant va aux toilettes.
l'enfant
the child
aller
to go
aux
to the, at the (plural) / with (flavoured with, in dish names) / with (having as a feature)
les toilettes
the restroom
Questions & Answers about L'enfant va aux toilettes.
Why do we use aux here instead of just à?
Aux is a mandatory contraction. When the preposition à (to/at) is followed by the plural word for "the" (les), they blend together to form aux. Since toilettes is plural, we use les, resulting in à + les = aux.
Why is toilettes plural if the English translation says "the restroom" (singular)?
In French, the word for restroom or toilet is almost always used in the plural form: les toilettes. Even when referring to a single physical bathroom, you still treat it as a plural word, which is why it requires the plural contraction aux.
Which verb does va come from?
Does l'enfant refer to a boy or a girl?