Tu auras pris le train d'ici là : You will have taken the train by then.

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tu auras pris le train d'ici là : You will have taken the train by then.

By then : d'ici là.

Is that a colloquialism?

Asked 6 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Paul !

Yes it is :)

Ils seront mariés d'ici là.
They'll be married by then.

Tu penses avoir fini ce rapport d'ici jeudi.
You think you'll have finished this report by Thursday.

Bonne journée !

AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Cher Paul,

You'll be happy to know that thanks to you, we now have a lesson on the use of d'ici + [duration/point in time]  :)

Have a look !

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/by-point-in-time-d-ici

Merci et bonne journée !

Tu auras pris le train d'ici là : You will have taken the train by then.

By then : d'ici là.

Is that a colloquialism?

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