Breakdown of Arrêtez quiconque pénètre dans la zone sécurisée, au cas où il serait dangereux.
être
to be
il
he
dans
in, inside
dangereux
dangerous
arrêter
to stop (something), to arrest
la zone
the zone
au cas où
in case
quiconque
whoever
sécurisé
secured
pénétrer
to enter (penetrate)
Questions & Answers about Arrêtez quiconque pénètre dans la zone sécurisée, au cas où il serait dangereux.
How does quiconque work as both the object of Arrêtez and the subject of pénètre?
Why is serait in the conditional tense here instead of the present?
In French, the phrase au cas où (in case) is always followed by the conditional tense, because it introduces a hypothesis or an uncertain event. Even though we say in case he is in English, French requires the conditional serait (would be).
Why do we use il later in the sentence to refer to quiconque?
As an indefinite pronoun, quiconque is always grammatically masculine and singular. Therefore, any pronouns referring back to it, like il, must also be masculine singular, even though it refers to anyone in a general sense.
Why do we need dans after pénètre?
When the verb pénétrer is used to mean physically entering a space or location, it requires the preposition dans. Another common option would simply be entre dans.
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