“la pression dues”
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“la pression dues”
Could you say a few words about “dues”? Is it the past participle of “devoir” being used as an adjective with [f.pl] agreement? Why is it there in this sentence?
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "La valeur inestimable de Notre-Dame de Paris"
Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing C1
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Brian,
The text says -
".... la chaleur, la pression dues ...causées par le feu. "
The speaker changes his mind and uses the better expression 'causées par' ( caused by the effect instead of due to the effect of)
Here is a good page with this use of this expression which you might find useful -
https://dictionnaire.orthodidacte.com/article/orthographe-du-a
Bonne Continuation!
Brian E. asked:
“la pression dues”
Could you say a few words about “dues”? Is it the past participle of “devoir” being used as an adjective with [f.pl] agreement? Why is it there in this sentence?
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