Direct object sentence

Question

Hello,I am doing the A1 reading passage for the Cher journal and the sentence I'm confused on is. Il me reste des crosissants du weekend. I know il me reste is a direct object sentence but not sure how the meaning of the word reste is used here.I think it means he has leftover croissants?ThanksNicole

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Nicole,
On top of all the brilliant answers from Maarten and Chris, here is a link to a similar question that Cécile answered recently:
il-me-reste
The examples given should help you in understanding how to translate the phrase. 
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!

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«Il me reste» uses an impersonal verb construction and yes, it can be (free) translated as "I have croissants left (over) from the weekend" https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/impersonal-verbs/

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Just to add to Maarten's explanation, here is a more literal translation which may help you in parsing the French sentence (note that the English is also impersonal):

Il me reste des croissants du weekend. -- There are croissants left from the weekend.

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Thank you all for answering my question I will look into that.

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Just to clarify the response from Chis - In my opinion "There are croissants left from the weekend" would just be "Il reste des croissants du weekend". The addition of "me" in the sentence "Il me reste ..." implies they are left to ME, or as Maarten says "I (me) have some left over". (Hope that hasn't added confusion, but the "me" in "il me reste" is what they call a COI)