In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?
Participle agreement
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Tom A. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Participle agreement
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Histoire de l'indépendance d'Haïti"
Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing B2
Asked 4 years ago
It isn't plural because the COD is le mot, and it comes after the participle. The reflexive pronoun se is only the COI (indirect object).
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
The 2nd link is to a Wikipedia article. The first link is to a recent answer from Céline, which I think is the best detailed commentary with examples on this topic that I have come across - it should be included/linked in relevant lessons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_verbs#Past_participle_agreement
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Participle agreement
In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?
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