Purpose of rendu

Hi Lianne,

In French the verb 'visiter' means 'to visit' in the sense of doing a tour of,  so it used for places of interest, countries, towns, houses you might buy etc...

For visiting people you would use the verb 'rendre visite à quelqu'un' , hence the word 'rendu' as it is the past participle of 'rendre'.

Take a look at the following lesson which will give you lots of examples of each -

Visiter vs Rendre visite à whether you visit a place or a person

Hope this helps!