Topic: French

"Little by little, the water becomes less deep."

Translation:Petit à petit l'eau devient moins profonde.

April 7, 2013

16 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/varunk

    Could you not say. ."Peu à peu" instead of "petit à petit"? Or is that just wrong?

    April 7, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
    Mod

      Yes, that is a correct and usual alternative.

      April 7, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rollingstock

        DL marked peu à peu incorrect. I've reported it, Jan. 4.

        January 4, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/M1ck3yJ0

          Thanks for that. It's accepted now. It seems more natural to me.

          December 16, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Buggsy

            "Peu à peu" is still marked wrong 6 months after reporting it

            July 11, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
            Mod

              Fixed now, thanks!

              July 12, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Cheyne

                Can "petite" not be used here because "l'eau" is masculine? Or is there a different reason?

                March 24, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
                Mod

                  "petit à petit" is an adverbial phrase, like "peu à peu" which means the same thing.

                  March 25, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jantek_Jantek
                  • 7

                  Why not "pas à pas"?

                  August 31, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Tomoe_Mami

                    why is it 'l'eau devient'? water is singular isn't it?

                    October 5, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jantek_Jantek
                    • 7

                    It is singular, that's why it's "l'eau devient". If it was plural it would be "les eaux devieNNENT".

                    October 5, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sckrible

                      Duolingo, taking it up a notch.

                      March 31, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ALd1Jt
                      • 8

                      peu a peu? Still not accepted. This is doing my head in.

                      January 4, 2019
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DenisBouch7
                      • 1060

                      Peu à peu

                      January 13, 2019
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Manuel599019
                      • 369

                      Accepted March 16, 2019

                      March 16, 2019
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/margaret400859
                      • 87

                      petit petit l'eau devient mont profond

                      March 12, 2019
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