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En automne, nous restons souvent à la maison.

En automne, nous restons souvent à la maison.
In autumn, we often stay at home.
From Lesson 101:Seasons (au printemps, en été)·French

Breakdown of En automne, nous restons souvent à la maison.

la maison
the house
souvent
often
rester
to stay
l'automne
the autumn, the fall (m)

Questions & Answers about En automne, nous restons souvent à la maison.

Does restons mean "rest"?
No, this is a classic false friend! The verb rester means "to stay" or "to remain." If you want to say "to rest" (like relaxing), you would use the verb se reposer.
Why do we use en before automne?
In French, most seasons take the preposition en. You say en automne, en été (in summer), and en hiver (in winter). The only exception is spring, which uses au printemps.
Why is souvent placed after the verb, instead of before it like in English?
In English, we say "often stay," putting the adverb before the verb. In French, short adverbs like souvent (often) or toujours (always) almost always go directly after the conjugated verb. That is why it is nous restons souvent.
Could I say chez nous instead of à la maison?
Yes, absolutely! À la maison translates to "at the house" but is the general way to say "at home." Chez nous means "at our place." Both are perfectly natural here.

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