Learn French: Dans ce cas, je reste à la maison. - In that case, I am staying home.

Dans ce cas, je reste à la maison.

In that case, I am staying home.

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Questions & Answers about Dans ce cas, je reste à la maison.

This lesson is about using "si" with the future tense, but this sentence doesn't use either! Why?

The phrase Dans ce cas (in that case) acts a lot like a si (if) clause, setting up a condition. While you will often see the future tense used for the result (je resterai - I will stay), French also frequently uses the present tense (je reste) for a firm, immediate decision, just like the English "I am staying."

Does rester mean "to rest"?

No, rester is a classic false friend. It looks like "to rest," but it actually means "to stay." If you wanted to say "I am resting at home," you would use the verb se reposer and say Je me repose à la maison.

Why do we say ce cas instead of ça cas for "that case"?

Because cas is a masculine singular noun, it needs the masculine demonstrative adjective ce (meaning "this" or "that" before a noun). Ça is a pronoun that stands entirely on its own to replace a noun, so it is never placed directly in front of one.

Could I say chez moi instead of à la maison?

Absolutely! Je reste chez moi means exactly the same thing. À la maison literally translates to "at the house," but it is used as a standard, natural way to say "at home" in French.