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Why is "a" used here?
Il lui offre à boire et à manger.
shouldn't it be
il lui offre boire et manger.
August 19, 2012
2 Comments
"À boire" means "something to drink"...I think it might be a contraction of "quelque chose à boire." Same with "à manger."
I thought it was because of "offrir" J'offre `a boire. Other verbs demand "de" in situations where English uses "to ..."
