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Hi, should “on m'avait expliqué que le départ du ferry était retardé” be “on m'avait expliquée que le départ du ferry était retardé” because “m’” is a female direct object (I.e. Emeline is speaking)?

Also, the spelling on “En dépit de tous mes efforts pour arriver à l'heure à la gare ferrovière” is not coming up in WordReference, only “ferroviaire” is. Which is correct please?

Brian

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Brian,
In the sentence "on m'avait expliqué", the past participle does not agree with its object because it is an indirect object: 
expliquer [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un] -> à [quelqu'un] is indirect
- Tu as parlé à Laura ? - Non, je ne lui ai pas parlé. =    - Have you spoken to Laura? - No, I haven't spoken to her.
Take a look at this lesson:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/special-cases-when-the-past-participle-agrees-in-number-and-gender-when-used-with-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past
As for "ferrovière", you're absolutely correct! It has now been changed thanks to you.
Merci de votre contribution !
Bonne journée !