Tagged Questions
7
votes
4answers
158 views
Usage of “mettre” with direct and indirect object
Am I right in thinking that the verb mettre can take both direct and indirect object. I looked it up in all the dictionaries I know of, but I couldn't find any examples where it is used with an ...
6
votes
2answers
105 views
Agreement of the participle in presence of a reflexive pronoun
Les reines se sont succédé(?)
Is there any clear reason to explain that succéder is invariable in this case? Is there any French conjugation rule I missed, or is it relative to the verb succéder ...
9
votes
1answer
290 views
Is it necessary to repeat the subject pronoun and the auxiliary verb in compound sentences?
Is it always necessary to repeat the pronoun preceding a verb or auxiliary verb in compound sentences? Such as in English how you could say: “I walked to the shops and bought some food” rather than “I ...
6
votes
1answer
85 views
Use of “s” in “s'ouvre” in this sentence?
Why do we use a s' in this sentence:
La fenêtre ne s'ouvre pas !
Is it because of the two vowels or for the type of verb?
