"Les vaches, dont les fermiers nourrissent les bébés, se reposent dans le pré."

Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Les vaches, dont les fermiers nourrissent les bébés, se reposent dans le pré."

Sorry, it’s late and I’m trying to get my head around the sentence structure: does it mean -  "The cows, whose babies the farmers feed, rest etc?"

 Is it unusual for "dont" to refer to the distant object of the subordinate clause like this? (Apologies if this is a spoiler for the micro kwiz just above!)

 

Asked 3 months ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Anne,

It is a perfectly usual way of using "dont". It does happen ;-)

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

"Les vaches, dont les fermiers nourrissent les bébés, se reposent dans le pré."

Sorry, it’s late and I’m trying to get my head around the sentence structure: does it mean -  "The cows, whose babies the farmers feed, rest etc?"

 Is it unusual for "dont" to refer to the distant object of the subordinate clause like this? (Apologies if this is a spoiler for the micro kwiz just above!)

 

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