I don’t understand why it’s « Je vais __dans le______ Merseyside la semaine prochaine. »
Merseyside ends with an « e » so should be feminine and use « en. »
Why dans le and not en
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Why dans le and not en
This question relates to:French lesson "En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)"
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KS,
See the note below and the link it is from.
English counties are ‘ masculine ‘ in French, whether they end with ‘ e ‘ or not. Just the way it is - don’t try to understand!
“ Case of English counties
English counties, including the ones ending in "-shire" and Merseyside, are masculine...
Ils habitent dans le Yorkshire. They live in Yorkshire.
Je travaille dans le Hampshire. I work in Hampshire.
Le Merseyside est un comté anglais qui comprend Liverpool. Merseyside is an English county that includes Liverpool. “
Continents/countries/counties/regions/states are masculine, feminine or plural in French (Gender)
K. S. asked:
Why dans le and not en
I don’t understand why it’s « Je vais __dans le______ Merseyside la semaine prochaine. »
Merseyside ends with an « e » so should be feminine and use « en. »
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