If I wanted to say, "I went to Red Robin" in French, would it be "Je suis allé AU Red Robin" or "Je suis allé A Red Robin?"

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If I wanted to say, "I went to Red Robin" in French, would it be "Je suis allé AU Red Robin" or "Je suis allé A Red Robin?"

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Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. First of all, if you are female it would be "allée" and then au Red Robin, as the word understood is "restaurant."

Answer 1

To say "I went to Red Robin" in French, you would use the phrase "Je suis allé au Red Robin."

Here's an explanation of why:

In French, the verb "aller" (to go) is followed by the preposition "à" (to) when you are referring to a specific location, such as a restaurant.

In this case, "Red Robin" is a specific location, so you need to use the preposition "à" to indicate that you went to that place.

However, when a noun starts with a vowel or a mute "h," the preposition "à" combines with the definite article "le" to form the contraction "au."

Therefore, in this sentence, you would say "au Red Robin."

To summarize, the correct sentence would be: "Je suis allé au Red Robin" if you are male, or "Je suis allée au Red Robin" if you are female.

Answer 2

To say "I went to Red Robin" in French, you would say "Je suis allé(e) au Red Robin." The word "au" is a combination of the preposition "à" (meaning "to") and the definite article "le" (meaning "the"). Since "Red Robin" is a masculine noun, you would use the masculine form "au." However, if you are a female, you would use the feminine form "allée" instead of "allé." So, for a female, it would be "Je suis allée au Red Robin."