Dans ces moments-là

Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dans ces moments-là

I was intrigued by "dans ces moments-là" which is dropped into the examples without explanation of the choice of preposition. Maybe because it’s a generalisation, which doesn’t reference a particular time? I can’t see that it’s down to the choice of "moment" because you can say "en ce moment".

Asked 1 year ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Anne, 

There are lots of expressions using 'moment' in French and the prepositions used with each of them vary a great deal. 

Take a look at some of them on the following page -

https://usito.usherbrooke.ca/lexies?lt=moment

 

But 

dans ces-moments-là in those moments 

en ce moment = right now

It is just a case of learning each expression with the correct preposition and this was not the point of this lesson.

Bonne Continuation!

 

Dans ces moments-là

I was intrigued by "dans ces moments-là" which is dropped into the examples without explanation of the choice of preposition. Maybe because it’s a generalisation, which doesn’t reference a particular time? I can’t see that it’s down to the choice of "moment" because you can say "en ce moment".

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