I wasn't confused about this till I read the response to why is there the "de" between"c'est" and "perdre". In your response you say if "adjective or past participle in-ed" comes after être, but there is no adjective or past participle after "c'est", so why the "de"?
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Thank you for your contribution, Maarten !
- être + adjective or past participle in-ed + de + verb
- être + de + verb
Bonjour Gary,
You are correct that in the text, there isn't an adjective or past participle in "c'est de perdre...".
However, it is possible to find 'de' between 'être + adjective / past participle' and 'the infinitive verb' as in the first two examples in my previous answer:
Je suis sûr de ... -> sûr (certain) = adjective
Ils sont tenus de... -> tenus (required) = past participle acting as an adjective
I hope this makes things clearer ;-)
Bonne journée !
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