Breakdown of Il prend la ligne quatre, direction le centre-ville.
il
he
prendre
to have (a meal/drink) / to take
quatre
four
le centre-ville
the city center
la ligne
the line
la direction
the direction
Questions & Answers about Il prend la ligne quatre, direction le centre-ville.
Why does prend end in a "d", and do I pronounce it?
Prendre (to take) is an irregular verb. For il (he), elle (she), and on (one/we), it keeps the "d" from the infinitive verb, making it prend. You do not pronounce this final "d", so it simply sounds like "prahn".
Does prendre only mean "to take" in the sense of transportation?
You can use it for taking transportation like here, but also for physically taking an object, or even for eating and drinking, like having a coffee (prendre un café).
Why isn't there a word for "to" or "towards" before le centre-ville?
In French public transport, you will often hear or see direction used right before a destination as a shortcut to mean "heading towards" or "bound for". You don't need to add any extra prepositions.
Why does it use le for centre-ville if ville is a feminine word?
Centre-ville is a compound word made of centre (center) and ville (city). Since the main focus of the word is le centre (which is masculine), the entire phrase takes the masculine word for "the", which is le.
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