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Question

I don't understand "arrivés" at the end of the sentence. Is "on est" understood?Est-ce que tu veux que je prenne de la crème solaire ou est-ce qu'on en achètera une fois arrivés ?

Accepted Answer

Hi William,
Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson -
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/how-to-agree-the-past-participle-when-used-with-on-compound-tenses
Hope this helps!

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I would have said that arrivés was acting as an adjective here. Literally it means "once arrived", although we probably wouldn't say that in English.

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CecileI understand the construction "arrivés" and the reasoning behind it but where is its associated verb.

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Hi William,
I have not done this particular exercise but in the following sentence -
'on en achètera une fois arrivés' = we'll buy some when we get there  (literally once arrived)
arrivés is a past participle here without the usual auxiliary verb.
Hope this helps!