Use of passer à

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I spent the day chatting. J’ai passer la journée à bavarder/discuter. Please will you explain the use of à in this sentence. Why is it needed?

Asked 6 days ago

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

passer du temps à + [infinitive] -- to spend time doing ...

This is the construction used with passer to indicate how some time was passed.

Like02 days ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour John,

I can only speculate that à is a proposition in the sense -- using the day duration to chat/discuss.

Let's see what a staff expert can offer.

Bonne journée

Jim

Like05 days ago

I spent the day chatting. J’ai passer la journée à bavarder/discuter. Please will you explain the use of à in this sentence. Why is it needed?

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