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Il va travailler sans limites.

Il va travailler sans limites.
He is going to work without limits.
From Lesson 94:The preposition without (sans)·French

Breakdown of Il va travailler sans limites.

il
he
sans
without
travailler
to work
aller
to go
la limite
the limit

Questions & Answers about Il va travailler sans limites.

Why is there no article like des before limites?
After the preposition sans (without), French usually drops indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la). Since you would normally say des limites (limits / some limits), the des simply disappears, leaving us with just sans limites.
Could I write sans limite in the singular instead?
Yes, both sans limite (singular) and sans limites (plural) are correct and commonly used to mean 'without limits' or 'limitless'. They mean the same thing and sound exactly the same when spoken, since the final s is silent.
Why use va travailler instead of just travaillera?
Il va travailler uses the near future tense (aller + infinitive), which translates directly to 'He is going to work.' You could also use the simple future tense, Il travaillera (He will work). Both are fine, but the near future is extremely common in everyday French for actions that are planned or happening soon.
Do I pronounce the s at the end of sans?
No, the s at the end of sans is silent here. You only pronounce it (as a Z sound) if the following word starts with a vowel or a silent h, which is called a liaison. Since limites starts with a consonant, there is no liaison.

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