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Habitual French Expression
| Meaning | to be used to, in the habit of | |
| Literally | to have the habit | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[ah vwar lah bee tud] |
| IPA | [a vwaʀ la bi tyd] | |
Usage notes: The useful French expression avoir l’habitude talks about what someone is used to doing. It’s most commonly followed by the preposition de plus an infinitive or noun.
Par exemple…
| J’ai l’habitude de courir le lundi. | I’m used to running on Mondays. | |
| Elle n’a pas l’habitude de conduire. | She’s not used to driving. | |
| Il avait l’habitude de la discipline. | He was used to discipline. | |
| – Attention ! Les marches sont glissantes. – Ne t’en fais pas, j’en ai l’habitude. |
– Careful! The steps are slippery. – Don’t worry, I’m used to them. |
Avoir l’habitude can also be followed by the subordinating conjunction que plus a clause.
| J’ai l’habitude qu’on me donne des ordres. | I’m used to people giving me orders. | |
| Il n’a pas l’habitude qu’on le traite comme ça. | He’s not used to being treated like that. |
And it can be used on its own:
| Ne t’excuse pas, j’ai l’habitude. | Don’t excuse yourself, I’m used to it. (This has happened before, it’s not a big deal.) |
Related expressions
- avoir la mauvaise habitude de – to have a bad habit of
- avoir tendance à – to tend to
- comme d’habitude – as usual
- être habitué à – to be used to
- faire qqchose par habitude – to do something out of habit
- se faire une habitude de – to make a habit of
- s’habituer à – to get used to
- perdre l’habitude de – to get out of the habit of
- prendre l’habitude de – to get in the habit of
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