Topic: French

"I am going straight to my parents' house."

Translation:Je vais directement chez mes parents.

April 7, 2013

11 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/that_green_bird

    I wrote "Je vais chez mes parents directement." and was marked wrong.

    July 26, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/framericaine128

      Why is it correct to leave out "à"? Specifically, why is this wrong: "Je vais directement à chez mes parents"? Thanks!

      April 7, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/ferynn

        "Je vais directement à la maison de mes parents" or "Je vais directement chez mes parents". Two following propositions is something very very rare.

        April 7, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/framericaine128

          Got it. I forgot "chez" is considered a preposition. Thank you!

          April 8, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/ZeynepYCGK

            can't ve use directement at the end? "je vais chez mes parents directement?"

            October 10, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/JagMicker1

              Why "chez", and not just "a" in the first place?

              May 18, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/StNaive

                Essentially, "chez" is the preposition you use when referring to a person, or a person's place. "Chez mes parents", "Chez le dentiste", etc. This link: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/preposition_chez.htm explains it in more detail, and shows more uses of it.

                August 4, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/JagMicker1

                  Also, why is the word "house" omitted in the answer, but not in the question?

                  May 18, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/managerx

                    Read this @ you'll understand why :)

                    July 2, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/MikkelSBugge

                      Could jusqu'à substitute directement?

                      January 16, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/verdaci

                        Why is the "house" not translated?

                        May 9, 2015
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