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

Translation: Je vais directement chez mes parents.

[that_green_bird]

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

[framericaine128]

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

[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.

[framericaine128]

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

[ZeynepYCGK]

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

[JagMicker1]

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

[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.

[JagMicker1]

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

[managerx]

Read this @ you'll understand why :)

• http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/preposition_chez.htm

[MikkelSBugge]

Could jusqu'à substitute directement?

[verdaci]

Why is the "house" not translated?