Learn French: Nous ne voulons jamais prévoir notre destination.

Nous ne voulons jamais prévoir notre destination.

We never want to plan our destination.

Breakdown of Nous ne voulons jamais prévoir notre destination.

nous

we / us (object pronoun)

not (used before the verb)

Questions & Answers about Nous ne voulons jamais prévoir notre destination.

Why is jamais placed before prévoir instead of at the end of the sentence?

In French, negative adverbs like ne ... jamais (never) and ne ... pas (not) wrap around the conjugated verb. Here, voulons is conjugated, so jamais goes immediately after it, before the infinitive prévoir.

I thought prévoir meant 'to foresee' or 'to predict'. Can it also mean 'to plan'?

Yes! While prévoir literally means 'to foresee' (like a weather forecast, les prévisions), in everyday French it is commonly used to mean 'to plan' or 'to arrange in advance' for things like trips, events, or meetings.

Why isn't there a preposition like à or de between voulons and prévoir?

The verb vouloir (to want) is followed directly by an infinitive verb without any prepositions. Other common verbs that work this way include pouvoir (can) and devoir (must).

How could I use the lesson's phrase n'importe où (anywhere) to express a similar idea?

Instead of talking about planning a destination, you could focus on the travel itself and say Nous voulons aller n'importe où (We want to go anywhere). It perfectly captures the free-choice vibe of not having a plan!