Place of soit

Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

Place of soit


Mon père doit soit réparer le toit soit tondre la pelouse.
Un this soit is placed before infinitive 
Where soit should be placed 
Please elaborate about it
Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Sumesh,

In the case of verbs, soit comes just before both choices just as it did with nouns.

e.g.

X doit soit faire ceci, soit faire cela = X must either do this or do that 

Michel doit réparer soit la table, soit le buffet Michel must mend either the table or the sideboard

Nous pouvons aller soit au théâtre, soit au cinémaWe can either go to the theatre or the cinema

so 'soit' goes directly before the item it refers to.

Hope this helps!

Kaustubh J.A1Kwiziq community member

Hi Cécile can we use soit more than two times

Place of soit


Mon père doit soit réparer le toit soit tondre la pelouse.
Un this soit is placed before infinitive 
Where soit should be placed 
Please elaborate about it

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