Regarde! Elle bâille! Quelqu'un est fatigue

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarde! Elle bâille! Quelqu'un est fatigue

Good trick. Ya got me. Quelqu'un clearly refers to Elle, yet it remains masculine. Really? In real life? They're standing looking at a little girl.

This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives after personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine in French"

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Chris,

But is the sense not simply "someone is tired" rather than "she is tired"?

Jim

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, in real life ! But you also need to remember in speech, the ‘’ gender agreement “ of the adjective is not heard, in this case and many, but not all others.

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chris w. asked:

Regarde! Elle bâille! Quelqu'un est fatigue

Good trick. Ya got me. Quelqu'un clearly refers to Elle, yet it remains masculine. Really? In real life? They're standing looking at a little girl.

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