Breakdown of Le donateur a des vêtements à donner à la friperie.
des
some (plural indefinite)
avoir
to have
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
le vêtement
the piece of clothing
donner
to give
la friperie
the thrift store
le donateur
the donor
Questions & Answers about Le donateur a des vêtements à donner à la friperie.
Why do we use à in des vêtements à donner instead of just pour donner?
Could I use the literal passive voice and say des vêtements à être donnés?
No, that would sound very unnatural in French. The construction of a noun followed by à and an infinitive already carries the passive meaning on its own, so you must use the active infinitive form (donner).
Is it grammatically correct to have à donner à la with two à prepositions so close together?
Yes, it is perfectly natural in French! They just serve different grammatical roles. The first à connects the noun to the infinitive, while the second à is the preposition indicating the destination ("to the thrift store").
What exactly is a friperie?
A friperie is a thrift store or a second-hand clothing shop. It comes from the word fripe, which is informal French slang for a piece of old or second-hand clothing.
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