Word
Au karaté, on s'habitue à esquiver vite.
Meaning
In karate, we get used to dodging fast.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Au karaté, on s'habitue à esquiver vite.
on
one / we (informal)
au
to the / at the (masculine singular)
vite
fast, quickly
s'habituer à
to get used to
Questions & Answers about Au karaté, on s'habitue à esquiver vite.
Why do we need the word à before esquiver?
The verb s'habituer (to get used to) requires the preposition à when it is followed by an infinitive verb. When learning new verbs like this, it is best to memorize the whole chunk: s'habituer à (to get used to doing).
Why is the verb s'habituer reflexive here (s'habitue)?
Why does the translation say 'we' when the French uses on?
Could I say Dans le karaté instead of Au karaté?