J'ai rendu visite à ma soeur. visiter is conjugated? I thought it was J'ai rendu visiter à ma soeur.

Melissa P.A1Kwiziq community member

J'ai rendu visite à ma soeur. visiter is conjugated? I thought it was J'ai rendu visiter à ma soeur.

Asked 4 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Melissa,

In the case of 'rendre visite à quelqu'un' you only conjugate the verb 'rendre' and 'visite' doesn't change , so in the passé composé it would be -

J'ai rendu visite à 

Tu as rendu visite à 

Il/elle/on a rendu visite à 

Nous avons rendu visite à 

Vous avez rendu visite à

Ils/elles ont rendu visite à 

 Hope this helps!

 

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The word visite is a noun in that phrase: rendre visite à qqn.

Caroline A.A2Kwiziq community member

Chris' answer is very helpful.  According to Reverso Dictionary in French, it can translate as a verb to visit, or to pay a visit (noun ).       -->. https://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-anglais/visite/forced

visite

   

      nf       (chez qn)    visit  
rendre visite à qn      to visit sb, to pay sb a visit  
Janet D.A1Kwiziq community member

every verb is conjugated. to help with your learning you should pick a few popular verbs, find the conjugated lists online and see their English translations to understand why/how to conjugate. also understand there is pasts tenses, future, present, etc. study the "big four" to understand. just google it.

J'ai rendu visite à ma soeur. visiter is conjugated? I thought it was J'ai rendu visiter à ma soeur.

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