Condition

en cas de

FormalB1

What follows

en cas de + a noun

Function

Condition

Meaning

States the eventuality with a NOUN, in an instruction or a rule.

Position and punctuation

at the start of the sentence · a comma after

Example

En cas d'absence, merci de prévenir le secrétariat la veille.

In case of absence, please notify the office the day before.

In the DELF

the B1 letter · the C1 synthesis

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