AndrewC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les cloches sont passées

Les cloches sont passées ce matin pour apporter les œufs de Pâques. The bells passed this morning to bring the Easter eggs. HINT: (In France, it's bells that bring the Easter eggs, not a bunny!) Is this expression idiomatic as the rules above dont seem to apply or have I missed something? Thanks.

This question relates to:French lesson "Passer can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé... and changes meaning"

Asked 4 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq team member

Bonjour Andrew ! No, here it's the case of passer meaning "to pass by", it's simply not followed by a prepositional group, but used on its own as an intransitive verb. ps: Look also at the meanings implied by the auxiliaries être or avoir :) I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !

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AndrewC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Yes!!! That's great... that's what I hoped it meant!! (Or should that be "that's what I hoped it HAD meant??") LOL. Thanks.

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Les cloches sont passées

Les cloches sont passées ce matin pour apporter les œufs de Pâques. The bells passed this morning to bring the Easter eggs. HINT: (In France, it's bells that bring the Easter eggs, not a bunny!) Is this expression idiomatic as the rules above dont seem to apply or have I missed something? Thanks.

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