Tu as pris ton doudou

Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

Tu as pris ton doudou

Can you also say 'tu as emporté ton doudou?' I thought if you are taking an object and it is staying with you, then you use emporter.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Family holiday car trip"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Even though you could also use emporter here, the two verbs really mean something different:

emporter -- bring with you
prendre -- to take

While both words involve taking something, prendre is more versatile and can refer to a wider range of actions involving taking, using, or experiencing something. Emporter specifically indicates the action of taking something away from one place to another.

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Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

Thank you for the explanation.

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Tu as pris ton doudou

Can you also say 'tu as emporté ton doudou?' I thought if you are taking an object and it is staying with you, then you use emporter.

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