Why is there a le in the dependent clause that begins with bien que
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Lori K.Kwiziq community member
Why the le
Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse.
This question relates to:French lesson "Bien que/quoique + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = although/though in French"
Asked 5 months ago
Salut Lori,
"Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse." --> She doesn't do it, although (or despite) that she could do it.
Pouvoir (to be able to do something) is a transitive verb so takes an object, in this case "le"
Bonne Journée
Jim
It's very common in French to repeat the "it" where in English it can be omitted.
Elle ne le fait pas, bien qu'elle le puisse. -- She doesn't do it even though she could (do it).
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