French Phrase
Tu peux t'arrêter au prochain ?
Meaning
You’re asking someone informally if they can stop at the next stop, usually on a bus, tram, or car. The word ‘prochain’ implicitly refers to the next ‘arrêt’ (stop).
When to use
Use this phrase when you’re on public transport and need to tell the driver or a fellow passenger that you’d like to get off at the next stop. It’s casual, so it works with friends, family, or a familiar driver.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tupeuxt'arrêterauprochain?
Pouvoir (peux)
‘Peux’ is the 2nd‑person singular present of the modal verb ‘pouvoir’, used to ask ability or permission.
Reflexive verb (t'arrêter)
‘S’arrêter’ means ‘to stop oneself’; the pronoun ‘te’ contracts to ‘t’ before a vowel.
Preposition + article (au)
‘Au’ = à + le, meaning ‘at the’. It introduces the location where the action should happen.
Adjective used as noun (prochain)
‘Prochain’ normally means ‘next’; in this context it stands for ‘le prochain arrêt’ (the next stop).
Question format
In spoken French the intonation rises at the end; written form can keep the question mark without inversion.
🗨In Conversation
Tu peux t'arrêter au prochain ?
Can you stop at the next one?
Oui, pas de problème, je descends à la gare.
Sure, no problem, I’m getting off at the station.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu peux arrêter au prochain ?
‘Arrêter’ needs the reflexive pronoun when you mean ‘to stop yourself’; without it the sentence sounds like you’re asking someone to stop something else.
Tu peux t'arrêter au prochaine ?
‘Prochain’ is masculine because it stands for ‘arrêt’; using the feminine form is a gender agreement error.
Peux tu t'arrêter au prochain ?
In written French the verb and pronoun are linked with a hyphen: ‘Peux‑tu’.
↔Alternatives
Peux‑tu descendre au prochain arrêt ?
Can you get off at the next stop?
Est‑ce que tu peux t'arrêter au prochain arrêt, s'il te plaît ?
Could you stop at the next stop, please?
On s'arrête au prochain, d'accord ?
We’ll stop at the next one, okay?
Cultural Tip
In French‑speaking countries it’s considered polite to add ‘s’il vous plaît’ when asking the driver to stop, and to say ‘merci’ once the stop is made. Also, the full form ‘au prochain arrêt’ is clearer for non‑native ears; the shortened version is common in everyday speech among locals.