Adding an "s" to the first person plural passé composé

Mark H.C1Kwiziq community member

Adding an "s" to the first person plural passé composé

In the sentence: "We brushed our hair", should we write "Nous nous sommes brossé les cheveux" or "Nous nous sommes brossés les cheveux", please? Thank you.

This question relates to:French lesson "Agreeing past participle with subject's gender and number with (+ être) verbs in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Mark,

It should be -

Nous nous sommes brossé les cheveux .

Take a look at my answer to Leah to a similar question -

https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/agreement-of-reflexive-verbs

Bonne Continuation!

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

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Mark H. asked:

Adding an "s" to the first person plural passé composé

In the sentence: "We brushed our hair", should we write "Nous nous sommes brossé les cheveux" or "Nous nous sommes brossés les cheveux", please? Thank you.

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