French Grammar – I’m going to travel in Europe by train 🇫🇷

par

By indicating means of transportation, use par.

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Je vais voyager en Europe ____ train

The correct preposition to use in the French sentence “Je vais voyager en Europe ____ train” is “en,” which leads to “Je vais voyager en Europe en train.”

In French, when expressing the mode of transportation, the preposition “en” is commonly used before means of transportation like train (train), voiture (car), avion (plane), etc. It conveys the meaning of “by” in the English expression “by train.” The correct sentence should therefore be “Je vais voyager en Europe en train,” which directly translates to “I’m going to travel in Europe by train.”

Remember, for most modes of transportation, the general rule is to use “en” plus the singular form of the vehicle:

– en voiture (by car)
– en avion (by plane)
– en bateau (by boat)

However, when referring to transportation that requires the use of the definite article in its nominal form, such as le bus (the bus), le métro (the subway), or le vélo (the bicycle), you would use “à” + the definite article:

– à pied (by foot)
– à vélo (by bicycle)
– en bus (by bus)
– en métro (by subway)

Moreover, when speaking about traveling in a specific vehicle (like a particular car or a particular train), you would use the preposition “dans”:

– dans le TGV (in the TGV)
– dans ma voiture (in my car)

This distinction is important to keep in mind for proper prepositional use in French regarding modes of transportation.

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