'En' versus 'dans'?

Question

Just wondering why it's 'en matinee', but 'dans la soiree?'

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Barrie, 
Interesting little question which got me thinking!
In the context of the weather you could both say -
en matinée, le matin = in the morning 
dans la matinée = sometime during the morning 
dans la soirée, le soir = in the evening
en début de soirée, en fin de soirée = at the beginning of the evening , towards the end of the evening
Hope this helps!

Jim Jones · Answer

Hi Barrie,This type of issue has been discussed many times on the Forum.https://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/3316/IB/French/How-to-use-the-prepositions-en-and-dans-in-French/https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/prepositions-locations-dans-versus-en?rTry the above links, I think that it will helpBonne journéeJim