Translation and meaning of en/dans/d'ici ?The English is 'normally received WITHIN 10 days' - this seems to be a perfect situation for use of 'd'ici', but this was not indicated as correct.
This sentence in English means something along the lines of 'you may receive the article any time, but you can expect it by 10 days from now'. In other words, don't start ringing us to ask about it until after at least 10 days.
I am not convinced that either 'en' or 'dans' as described in the lessons are better fits. It is not a statement that delivery/receipt 'takes 10 days' to happen, or that delivery/receipt will occur on the 10th day.
By + [point in time] = d'ici [moment] in French
En vs Dans with time (French Prepositions of Time)
So a sentence like "My friends came and they were all happy," can be translated in two different ways?
Mes amis sont venus et tous étaient contents.
Mes amis sont venus et ils étaient tous contents.
Is this then just a stylistic difference, or do these differ semantically as well?
The English is 'normally received WITHIN 10 days' - this seems to be a perfect situation for use of 'd'ici', but this was not indicated as correct.
This sentence in English means something along the lines of 'you may receive the article any time, but you can expect it by 10 days from now'. In other words, don't start ringing us to ask about it until after at least 10 days.
I am not convinced that either 'en' or 'dans' as described in the lessons are better fits. It is not a statement that delivery/receipt 'takes 10 days' to happen, or that delivery/receipt will occur on the 10th day.
By + [point in time] = d'ici [moment] in French
En vs Dans with time (French Prepositions of Time)
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