The translation for "the latest season" is given as "la dernière saison." When reading the grammar lesson for dernier, I thought this would mean the final season of the show (i.e. the show has concluded and they are not planning to produce anymore seasons).
I had interpreted "the latest season" to mean the most recent (i.e. previous) season, so I used "la saison dernière" but this was marked incorrect.
Can someone explain further? Thanks!
Bonjour Elysia,
In the context of this exercise, "une saison" refers to a season of a TV series, not a season of the year. So it's not a time phrase. The lesson explains that "With non time-related nouns, dernier is not used to express previous, only final or latest. Therefore, it always comes before the noun." So, when "dernier/dernière" is used with nouns that aren't time expressions (like a TV show season), "dernier/dernière" is placed before the noun meaning "latest" or "final" while being placed after the noun means "previous" and only applies when it's a time-related phrase (like "l'année dernière" = "last year").
Also, in French, to refer to the final season (as in, no more seasons will follow), you'd often use "la toute dernière saison" or "la saison finale".
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Bonjour Elysia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_UK
It is tricky, so I understand your point.
There have been several of these shows, but the current one has concluded, hence "la dernière saison"
If there were to be one show after another, then I think your point would be valid in terms of expressing time. Imagine that you are waiting for the next bus to arrive (a scheduled event), for example.
I hope this helps.
Bonne journée
Jim
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