C'est à prendre ou à laisser.
if the infinitive of a verb is "o do" something, then why is it that in this phrase, the à is needed?
So as an example, why can't we just say:
C'est prendre ou laisser.
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In English, you's day "take it of leave it" but in French we say "it is to be taken or to be left". It doesn't have to make sense, It's a expression and those don't usually follow rules.
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Il y a un complément sous-entendu dans la phrase:
c'est (un marché) à prendre ou à laisser.
Avec les auxilliaires être et avoir on n'utilise jamais un verbe a l'infinitif derrière.
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