Questions & Answers about Elle va à la salle de sport tous les jours.
The lesson is about frequency words like souvent. Why does tous les jours go at the end of the sentence instead of right after the verb?
Short frequency adverbs like souvent (often) or toujours (always) usually go directly after the verb. However, longer time phrases made up of multiple words, like tous les jours (every day), generally belong at the very end or the very beginning of the sentence. Why is "gym" translated as salle de sport?
In French, salle de sport literally translates to "room of sport", which is how they refer to a fitness center or gym. Be careful: the French word gym (short for gymnastique) refers to the actual sport of gymnastics, not the building where you work out! Why do we use à la here instead of au?
The verb aller (to go) is followed by the preposition à (to). Because salle (room) is a feminine noun, we use the feminine word for "the", which is la. Unlike the masculine le, which combines with à to make au, the feminine la does not combine. It stays à la. Why is it spelled tous in tous les jours instead of tout?
In French, the word for "all" or "every" has to match the gender and plural/singular status of the noun it describes. Because jours (days) is masculine and plural, you must use the masculine plural form of the word, which is tous. Learn Elle va à la salle de sport tous les jours and more in French
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