donc je suis habitué au soleil

Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

donc je suis habitué au soleil

I would like to know more about the use of past participles as adjectives. Could you please help me .

Asked 3 years ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

 Bonjour Andrea,

Past participles can be used as adjectives: on their own, after the verb of state ‘être’. They need to agree in gender and in number with the word they refer to.

Les enfants épuisés par le voyage… = the children tired out by the journey…

Les enfants sont fatigués = the children are tired

 See link here: le-participe-passe-past-participle

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Nurgül,

"Tout au contraire" does not work: it is used on its own.

C'est tout le contraire ! = It is quite the opposite

Elle n'a rien perdu ! Tout au contraire! = She didn't lose anything! Quite the opposite!

 

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

 

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Andrea,

Try here:-

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/past-participle/#:~:text=The%20past%20participle%20is%20a,ed%20or%20%2Den%20in%20English.

Hope it helps.

Jim

Nurgül B.A1Kwiziq community member

Is it tout le contraire or tout au contraire? thanks in advance..

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donc je suis habitué au soleil

I would like to know more about the use of past participles as adjectives. Could you please help me .

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