"I read that in the press."

Translation: J'ai lu ça dans la presse.

[sporter]

Read is ambiguous in this context. Would be the same in present or past tense.

[mlindal]

Would "je l'ai lu dans la presse" be ok?

[kappadappa]

That was accepted for me

[mlindal]

Yes - I reported it and now it is accepted.

[runciblehat]

Is there a rule explaining why it's not "Je ça ai lu," the way it is "Je le ai vu"? (I omitted the contractions so it was clear what words I meant. I'm asking about the pronoun order.)

[gengogakus]

In this case, it's because of the grammatical function of the word. "Cela" ("or its informal counterpart, "ça") technically is a demonstrative pronoun, which doesn't act like normal direct/indirect objects in French. It's almost as though "ça" is acting like a known object. It usually has an antecedent, or a noun that a pronoun represents.

[Dogstaruk]

Would à la presse be acceptable?

[DianaM]

DL doesn't think so.

[n6zs]

That would mean "to the press".

[PapillonneMauve]

What about en la presse?

[n6zs]

I could not find examples where it has been used that way.

[PapillonneMauve]

D'accord, merci beaucoup :)

[Kevin968039]

I was lucky guessing this. I have seen nothing to prepare myself for this word structure- and am searching for insight into the phrase. Can anyone help break this down?

[Kevin968039]

I'll circle back around

[jacobthedrummer]

So is le journal = the newspaper (a specific one), and les journaux = the press (general)?