Breakdown of Nous marchons autour de la maison.
Questions & Answers about Nous marchons autour de la maison.
Since we are learning about 'chez', could I say autour de chez nous here?
Yes, you absolutely can! autour de la maison focuses on the physical building ('around the house'), while autour de chez nous means 'around our home' or 'around our place'. Does autour always need to be followed by de?
Yes, when it means 'around something', the full phrase is autour de. Just remember that if the noun is masculine or plural, de will combine with le or les to become du or des (like autour du parc). Since maison is feminine, it stays as de la. What if we just want to say 'We walk around' without mentioning the house?
If you don't mention what you are walking around, you drop the de and just use the adverb autour. For example, Nous marchons autour means 'We walk around'. Does Nous marchons mean 'we walk' or 'we are walking'?
It can mean both! French doesn't have a separate 'ing' tense for things happening right now. Nous marchons translates to either 'we walk' or 'we are walking' depending on what makes the most sense in the situation. Learn Nous marchons autour de la maison and more in French
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