COI not COD

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COI not COD

Olivier t'a demandée en mariage ! Why is there an extra e in demander? the verb is Demander à quelqu'un. t' is COI not COD

This question relates to:French lesson "Position of French Object Pronouns - with compound tenses"

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Bonjour Sanjana,

The agreement is correct! Here the expression is "demander [quelqu'un] en mariage". Therefore, the object pronoun te is direct and not indirect. Therefore, agreeing the past participle is correct here.

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Bonne journée !

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COI not COD

Olivier t'a demandée en mariage ! Why is there an extra e in demander? the verb is Demander à quelqu'un. t' is COI not COD

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