Visiter vs rendre visite – French lesson
VISITER
In French it means that you go inside and you have a look
Je visite un musée, je visite une ville, je visite une maison avant de l’acheter
So you visit a place.
If you say you visit someone in French, that doesn’t mean anything.
This is as if you go inside a person and you have a look inside : this is nonsense.
RENDRE VISITE
So you need to say : je rends viste à when you visit someone
« Je rends visite à ma grand-mère » : I visit my grand-mother.
« J’ai rendu visite à des amis » : I visited some friends.
« Je vais te rendre visite” : I am going to visit you.
Remember that, it’s important!
A bientôt
Elsa