Response to "Comment se sont passées tes vacances" is in the singular not plural?

Vimal R.C1Kwiziq community member

Oh, c'était sympa and not Oh, c'étaient sympas?

Since the question references vacances that's always plural, I thought the answer should the equivalent of 'they were', not 'it was'.

Asked 11 months ago

CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Vimal,

That's a really interesting question! If what follows is a plural noun, then you will use "c'étaient".

C'étaient des vacances sympas = They were nice holidays

-> "des vacances" is the "real subject"

C'était sympa = It was nice

-> always singular with standalone adjectives

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like311 months ago

Oh, c'était sympa and not Oh, c'étaient sympas?

Since the question references vacances that's always plural, I thought the answer should the equivalent of 'they were', not 'it was'.

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