Over the years, the adjective prochain (next) has caused a lot of difficulty among my students due to its placement. In a nutshell: la semaine prochaine (next week); la prochaine semaine (next week in a series of weeks). Keep reading and you’ll get it.
prochain, prochaine
next
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For times such as “next week”, “next year” or “next Saturday”, prochain comes after the time noun and must agree in gender. Hence, la semaine prochaine (next week), l’année prochaine (next year) and samedi prochain (next Saturday).
Il va s’installer dans l’appartement la semaine prochaine.
He’s going to move into the apartment next week.
Qu’est-ce que tu fais samedi prochain ?
What are you doing next Saturday?
To say “next” for a list of items in a series, prochain comes before the noun. Hence, la prochaine semaine de nos vacances (the next week of our vacation), ma prochaine voiture (my next car) and la réunion prochaine (the next meeting).
Ma prochaine voiture sera bleue.
My next car will be blue.
On se voit à la prochaine réunion, d’accord ?
See you at the next meeting, okay?
La prochaine fois ne répète pas la même erreur !
Next time don’t repeat the same mistake!
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