qui me gâchaient la vie vs qui gâchaient ma vie

Question

Bonjour forum et des expertsJe pose une question au sujet de la clause subordiné, 'qui me gâchaient la vie depuis des années'. N'est-il pas également correcte de dire le même chose  sans  pronominal, 'qui gâchaient ma vie depuis des années'.?

Accepted Answer

Hi Paris,
I am afraid it is more French to say: 
qui me gachaient la vie ...
It is an odd construction but that's the way a French person would say it.
I have heard many teenagers say to their parents-
Vous me gâchez la vie! = You are ruining my life!
Hope this helps!

Answer

CécileOn the subject of the 'qui me gachaient la vie' type of constructionI was wondering how widespread it is across different verbs and objects ?For example, there was an exercise where we were asked to translate 'which piqued our curiosity'and wonder if you would ever translate that as 'qui nous a éveillé la curiosité' ?

Answer

Hi Tom, 
Indeed, you could say -
qui nous a éveillé la curiosité 
The sentence -
Tu m'as coupé la parole = You interrupted me 
came to mind
Hope this helps!