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Which preposition to use with 'habiter'
I'm doing a project on animals and habitats, and am not sure what should follow 'habiter' for which habitat. My dictionary says that it's 'habite la maison', 'habite à la campagne' and 'habite en ville', but I can't find anything for 'la forêt, la montagne, la savane, la mer, la jungle and la rivière'. Can anyone help? Many thanks!
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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on -
I wasn't sure myself but "habiter dans la mer seems" to be acceptable so I guess it should apply to the other habitats as well.
Of course you could use vivre (live) just as well -maybe better.
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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You don't actually need any preposition at all with the words you've mentioned. However, I think you could use dans with almost any of them. Possible exception is montagne, where à la montagne would be more common.
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
Yes, I was taught that habiter doesn't require a preposition. Does anyone use demeurer these days? Is there a subtle difference between habiter, vivre, demeurer?
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