Topic: French

"They are playing inside."

Translation:Ils jouent dedans.

January 6, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/dibidibidis_

    Why not "en dedans"?

    October 22, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/NessaNessaJoy

      when do I use au-dedans, and when just dedans?

      January 6, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/ElFFELTOWER

        I wrote 'jouent' because I knew it meant 'play' but I hovered my mouse over the word 'playing' and I saw that it can also mean 'interpretent' (with an accent on the e). So I wrote 'Ils interpretent dedans' and it marked me incorrectly.

        January 25, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/verdaci

          Why is "They are playing" not "Ils sont jouant"?

          May 9, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Ariaflame
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          Because they don't use the present participle for that, not the way we use the gerund. http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/presentparticiple.htm

          May 30, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/verdaci

            Thanks Ariaflame, for your answer, en for the link as well, very helpful indeed.

            May 31, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/cats00eye
            • 574

            Why is dehors incorrect?

            July 23, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/lmparis49
            • 486

            dehors is outside; dedans is inside

            January 28, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/MaCamilitaS

              Its sounds "devant"

              March 16, 2019
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