si besoin

Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi,

Is "si besoin" a contraction of "si vous en avez besoin"?

Thanks

Asked 3 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Greg,

The expressions 'si besoin' or even 'si besoin est' mean, 'if need be' and are short versions of 's'il y a besoin' .

Just like the expression 'si nécessaire' is used for 'if necessary' and is a short version of 'si c'est nécessaire' .

Hope this helps!

Like23 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Greg,

Yes! I would say so in the sense of "If you have need of them"

Does this help?

Jim

Like03 years ago

Hi,

Is "si besoin" a contraction of "si vous en avez besoin"?

Thanks

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