Au fil des siècles, on est ________ des prédateurs. Why is the answer " resté "
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StephenKwiziq community member
Au fil des siècles, on est ________ des prédateurs. Why is the answer " resté "
and not " restés ", "On" in this question implies that "we" the humans, which is plural.
This question relates to:French lesson "Agreeing past participle with 'on' (compound tenses in French)"
Asked 5 years ago
Yes, but unless it is a personal "we" (as in me, my wife and the kids) you don't use the plural.
On est allés en vacances. -- We went on vacation.
On est allé à la lune. -- We went to the moon (we=humanity. )
-- Chis (not a native speaker).
AlmutKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I believe I understand the general principle. However, in the sentence given by stephen it seems contradictory to me that it then goes on with a plural "des prédateurs". To me this indicates that the "on" is a real plural and the participle should be "restés".
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
no matter, Almut. The impersonal "on" will always take the participle in singular to distinguish it from the more personal "on" meaning "we".
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Au fil des siècles, on est ________ des prédateurs. Why is the answer " resté "
and not " restés ", "On" in this question implies that "we" the humans, which is plural.
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