Further question

GaryC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Further question

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

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CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

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 !

GaryC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks for the quick response!

Further question

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"?


 us


Thank you for your contribution, Maarten !

- être + adjective or past participle in-ed + de + verb


- être + de + verb

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