The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated

Question

The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated "Anthony apporte ses lunettes de soleil au cas où il ferait beau" but is there a way of using il y a du soleil instead or is it impossible because of the au cas où + le conditionnel-rule?

Aurélie Drouard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Jan !

No, you could also use "il y a du soleil", simply with "avoir" in Le Conditionnel as such:
Anthony apporte ses lunettes de soleil au cas où il y aurait du soleil.

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !

Aurélie Drouard · Answer

Bonjour Tom and Karl !
"Faire du soleil" is not the correct expression in French :)
Please have a look at our explanation in the related lesson:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/talking-about-the-weather-expressions-with-il-fait
 
Bonne journée !

Tom Kelly · Answer

Would "il ferait du soleil" also be acceptable?  I was marked "nearly correct for this.

Kari Evans · Answer

Would "Anthony apporte ses lunettes de soleil au cas où il ferait du soleil." also be acceptable?

Merci!

Almut Hahn · Answer

In the link you provide there is no mention of how to say it is sunny. Would "le soleil brille" work for you?

Tom Kelly · Answer

I am confused. I have seen 'faire du soleil' in numerous text books. It is also condoned by CNTRL and the Académie française.

Mary Anne Byrne · Answer

Merci.  J'ai eu la même question.