In the phrase, '"ce qui m'a enfin permis de m'ouvrir" why isn't there an "e" at the end of "permis", since the direct object, "m", is a woman?
Accord entre les objets direct qui sont placés avant les verbes et les terminaisons de verbes
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Richard K.Kwiziq community member
Accord entre les objets direct qui sont placés avant les verbes et les terminaisons de verbes
Asked 9 months ago
Richard,
the verb expression here is ‘ permettre à qqn de faire qqc ‘, hence the pronoun ‘ me ‘ in ‘…… m’a enfin permis de …. ‘ is an indirect object pronoun, not a direct object, so no agreement of the past participle.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/verbs-with-a/
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/permettre
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