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...au magasin d'à côté. Is the "d" required? Can it not be simply .. au magasin à côté?

Walter F.B2Kwiziq community member

...au magasin d'à côté. Is the "d" required? Can it not be simply .. au magasin à côté?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "At the ski resort"

Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Walter, 

Interesting point you raise, I might be able to explain it by changing the noun to 'girl'.

The girl nexdoor is very bright= La fille d'à côté est très intelligente

The girl next to you is my sister = La fille à côté de vous est ma sœur 

Two separate concepts....

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Walter F.B2Kwiziq community member

Your examples made it unambiguously clear.  Thank you!  

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...au magasin d'à côté. Is the "d" required? Can it not be simply .. au magasin à côté?

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