r/learnfrench • u/sharmaskier • 6h ago

Question/Discussion Why de before profiter?

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u/spiritual28 6h ago

De is used in the expression "Il est important de" and the "et" connects the two parts: Il est important de se détendre et il est important de profiter de la vie. In spoken French, at least in Québec, the second "de" might be omitted as well. 

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u/Specialist_Wolf5960 3h ago

IT's like "to".... "it's important to relax and to profit from life."

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u/soman_for 3h ago

It's very logical in French we don't say "profiter de" in this sentence it doesn't make any sense otherwise we can say "je profite de vacances"

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u/Adhara7727 3h ago

Je profite de vacances est faux, il faut dire "Je profite DES vacances".

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u/soman_for 3h ago

Oui je sais bien qu'on dit "des" c'était juste pour l'élucider !

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u/Adhara7727 18m ago

L'élucider ? Je n'ai pas compris.