What am I missing???

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"The day before, I had written him a letter." Now, of course I can translate this safely as "La veille, ...". However, why not as "Le jour précédant,..."? After all, it stands on its own, or doesn't it? -- Chris.

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing "the day after/the day before" in French with "demain/hier" vs "le lendemain/la veille" vs "le jour suivant/le jour précédent" (French Expressions of Time)"

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Chris !

Yes, as it stands on its own, it will be "le jour précédEnt" and not "le jour précédAnt (quelque chose)" :)

À bientôt !

Like08 years ago

Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sorry, I still don't understand "on its own" Most of the examples are on their own if that simply means there is a comma

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Chris W. asked:

What am I missing???

"The day before, I had written him a letter." Now, of course I can translate this safely as "La veille, ...". However, why not as "Le jour précédant,..."? After all, it stands on its own, or doesn't it? -- Chris.

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