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Verbs which are directly transitive in French but whose translation equivalents involve the object of a preposition in English
English speakers should pay special attention to the following verbs. Unlike their English counterparts, their objects are not preceded by a preposition:
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habiter also appears in constructions like: habiter à la campagne, habiter en ville, habiter en France. Here à la campagne, en ville and en France are not objects but adverbials; they can co-occur with direct objects: habiter une petite maison à la campagne, habiter un bon quartier en ville, etc.
Examples:
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