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[warm quartz]

you can't say "entre famille" because it's singular

only when it's plural (amis/collègues/cousins/...)

[prisma stone]

oh EN famille?

[warm quartz]

but i'm struggling to explain the difference between entre amis and avec mes amis. Avec mes amis feels more specific, wheras entre amis is just "with friends"

[warm quartz]

yep :!!

forgot about it, nice job

[prisma stone]

wdym by specific?

[warm quartz]

"mes amis", with my friends

"entre amis", it's just with friends

[prisma stone]

if i just answer a question like "what do you like to do" and i say "i like to spend time with my family and friends" then do you tihnk it should be specific?

[warm quartz]

it's ok, 99% of the time it's similar

just a small nuance

[prisma stone]

so what would you use in that case?

j'aime passer du temps en famille et entre amis?

j'aime passer du temps en famille et amis?

does that word too?

work*

[warm quartz]

either work

i'd use "avec mes amis" or "avec ma famille" because it sounds more natural than "entre amis"

[prisma stone]

ohokk

[warm quartz]

but it's purely a social construct

[warm quartz]

no !!

"en" when singular
"entre" when plural

you have to specify before each one

[prisma stone]

ok i see

[warm quartz]

maybe you can say it once if you list things that are plural or singular (en singular + singular, for example)

but you never say it like that, usually it's only one thin

g

[prisma stone]

can you give a example pls?

[warm quartz]

I hope that you get it now

mmmmmm

"j'aime passer du temps entre frères et soeurs"

[prisma stone]

ohokk

merci beaucoup!!!

[warm quartz]

pas de soucis !!!!