Word
Nous partons à la montagne pendant l'hiver.
Meaning
We leave for the mountains during the winter.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Nous partons à la montagne pendant l'hiver.
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
la montagne
the mountain
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
partir
to leave / to depart
Questions & Answers about Nous partons à la montagne pendant l'hiver.
Why do we use pendant here instead of pour?
The preposition pendant means "during" when referring to a set period. Here, it means the trip happens sometime during the winter season. If you used pour (pour l'hiver), it would change the meaning to say you are leaving to stay there for the entire duration of the winter.
Why is la montagne singular when the English translation says "the mountains"?
In French, la montagne is used as a general concept for a geographic environment, much like saying "going to the beach" in English. Even though English speakers usually say "the mountains" in the plural, French keeps it singular for the destination.
Why do we use partons instead of allons (we go)?
Do I have to include the article l' in pendant l'hiver?