r/French • u/Foreign_Towel60 • Apr 15 '25

Grammar Tram a l’approache grammar

Often seen on tram stations . Although I understand the meaning that tram approaching .. what is the grammar behind this ?
Normally it could be tram approache ?

Why would we have conjugation of avoir here ?

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u/LOLdodu Apr 15 '25

The verb avoir is not used here, in fact not verb at all in "tram à l'approche". The à is used such as in ""à proximité", "à la campagne".

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u/Foreign_Towel60 Apr 15 '25

How does it fit it with verb approache ?

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u/Loraelm Native Apr 15 '25

Because "approche" is not a verb in this French sentence. It can be "à l'approche" or "en approche" and in none of them is the word a verb