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Indirectly transitive verbs
Indirectly transitive verbs take an object introduced by a preposition:
Object introduced by à
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Examples[edit | edit source]
French | Translation |
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assister à un spectacle | watch a show |
compatir à la douleur de quelqu'un | sympathize with someone's pain |
croire au diable | believe in the devil |
participer aux activités | to take part in the activities |
en vouloir à son frère | hold a grudge against one's brother |
penser à l'avenir de son fils | think about the future of his son |
réfléchir à son passé | reflect on one's past |
pourvoir (subvenir) aux besoins de sa famille | provide for the needs of his family |
songer à un voyage en France | think about a trip to France |
veiller au bon déroulement de la soirée | ensure the smooth running of the evening |
Note[edit | edit source]
- "Penser" can take an object preceded by de with the meaning "to have an opinion about something":
- Qu'est-ce que vous pensez de son article? 'What do you think of his article?'
- "veiller sur quelqu'un" means "to watch over somebody".
- Croire
- "Croire à" is used to mean "to believe in the existence of some phenomenon".
- "croire aux fées" (to believe in fairies),
- "croire au bonheur" (to believe in happiness).
- "Croire" can also take direct objects:
- "Je crois cette histoire" (I believe this story),
- "Elle le croit" (She believes him).
- "Croire en" means "to believe in" in the sense of "to have faith in":
- "croire en Dieu" (to believe in God)
- "croire en ses co-équipiers" (to believe in one's team-mates)
- "Croire à" is used to mean "to believe in the existence of some phenomenon".
Object introduced by de
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French | Translation |
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déborder d'eau | overflow with water |
déjeuner de fruits | lunch on fruit |
dépendre des circonstances | depend on the circumstances |
dîner de fruits de mer | make a seafood dinner |
fourmiller d'insectes | swarm with insects |
grouiller de moustiques | swarm with mosquitoes |
gémir de douleur | moan in pain |
regorger de coins romantiques | to be full of (abound with) romantic corners |
répondre de ses actes | answer for one's actions |
parler de ses amis | speak of one's friends |
rougir de honte | go red with shame |
trembler de peur | to tremble with fear |
rire de ses amis | laugh at one's friends |
tenir de son père | take after one's father |
triompher de son adversaire | overcome one's opponent |
vivre de rien | live on nothing |
vivre d'amour et d'eau fraiche |
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