{"id":47,"date":"2009-01-12T07:40:59","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=47"},"modified":"2009-01-12T07:40:59","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:40:59","slug":"lets-talk-about-verbs-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lets-talk-about-verbs-again\/","title":{"rendered":"French Language – Let’s Talk About Verbs Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just as in English (i.e. I gave my mother<\/span> some flowers<\/span>)…many verbs in French can be followed by two objects.\u00a0\u00a0 The sentence structure in these cases can be a bit complicated and involves some memorization of which verbs go with which structures.\u00a0 I’ll outline these structures in this article.<\/p>\n

The most common structure which is kind of the opposite of what is most common in English is as follows:<\/p>\n

VERB + DO + IO<\/strong> (= something to someone)
\nEx: Il a offert un cadeau \u00e0 sa copine<\/em>. (He gave a present to his girlfriend.)
\nThis structure works for the verbs: apporter, demander, donner, \u00e9crire, emprunter, envoyer, expliquer, indiquer, lire, montrer, pr\u00eater, promettre, proposer, raconter, rendre, r\u00e9pondre, vendre…\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What follows are other structures that you may run across or need to use:<\/p>\n

VERB + IO <\/strong>(to someone) + DE <\/em>+ INFINITIVE<\/strong>
\nEx: Ma s\u0153ur a dit \u00e0 ma m\u00e8re de ne pas lui parler<\/em>. (My sister told my mother not to talk to her.)
\nThis structure works for the verbs: dire, \u00e9crire, conseiller, d\u00e9fendre, demander, interdire, pardonner, permettre, promettre, proposer, reprocher, recommander, sugg\u00e9rer…\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

VERB + DO <\/strong>(someone) + \u00c0<\/em> + INFINITIVE
\nEx: J’oblige ma fille \u00e0 \u00e9tudier<\/em>. (I make my daughter study.)
\nThis structure works for the verbs: autoriser, aider, encourager, forcer, obliger<\/em><\/strong>…<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

VERB + DO <\/strong>(someone) + DE<\/em> + INFINITIVE
\nEx: J’ai emp\u00each\u00e9 mon fils de sortir hier soir<\/em>. (I prevented my son from going out last night.)
\nThis structure works for the verbs: accuser, convaincre, charger, dispenser, emp\u00eacher, excuser, f\u00e9liciter, persuader…\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

VERB + DO <\/strong>(someone) + DE<\/em> + NOUN
\nEx: La police a inform\u00e9 mon ami de son PV. <\/em>\u00a0(The police informed my friend of his fine.)
\nThis structure works for the verbs: accuser, avertir, charger, dispenser, excuser, f\u00e9liciter, informer, pr\u00e9venir, remercier…<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see, some of the verbs are found on more than one list…so you have to be a bit careful.<\/p>\n

When I was studying in Paris, I hung up a sign next to my desk with these structures and the verbs hoping that it would help me memorize them.\u00a0 Every time I sat down I would quickly run through them.<\/p>\n

*DO = direct object, IO = indirect object<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as in English (i.e. I gave my mother some flowers)…many verbs in French can be followed by two objects.\u00a0\u00a0 The sentence structure in these cases can be a bit complicated and involves some memorization of which verbs go with which structures.\u00a0 I’ll outline these structures in this article. The most common structure which is…<\/p>\n

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