For vecu, why isn't there a cedille under the "c"? Recu uses a cedille and I thought that CU combinatioin made it a hard c. I don't expect an answer, but at least I tried.
In Passé composé (conversational past), the verb vivre (to live) and derivatives* use the auxiliary avoir and have an irregular past participle :
VIVRE (to live)
| j'ai vécu |
| tu as vécu |
| il/elle/on a vécu |
| nous avons vécu |
| vous avez vécu |
| ils/elles ont vécu |
Here's the pattern to conjugate vivre in Passé composé :
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
Il a vécu à Paris il y a deux ans.
He lived in Paris two years ago.
Elle a vécu en Italie il y a sept ans.
She lived in Italy seven years ago.
* Other verbs in -vivre follow the same conjugation:
survivre (to survive) -> j'ai survécu
revivre (to live again) -> j'ai revécu
Listen to these sentences:
J'ai vécu à Paris avant de m'installer ici.
I lived in Paris before moving here.
Et tu y as vécu longtemps ?
And you lived there for a long time?
Il a survécu après tout.
He survived after all.
Nous avons vécu à Toulouse de 2002 à 2012.
We lived in Toulouse from 2002 to 2012.
Vous seul avez survécu au naufrage.
Only you survived the shipwreck.
Ils ont vécu heureux pendant de nombreuses années.
They lived happily for many years.
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Et tu y as vécu longtemps ?
And you lived there for a long time?
Il a survécu après tout.
He survived after all.
Ils ont vécu heureux pendant de nombreuses années.
They lived happily for many years.
Vous seul avez survécu au naufrage.
Only you survived the shipwreck.
Elle a vécu en Italie il y a sept ans.
She lived in Italy seven years ago.
Nous avons vécu à Toulouse de 2002 à 2012.
We lived in Toulouse from 2002 to 2012.
Il a vécu à Paris il y a deux ans.
He lived in Paris two years ago.
J'ai vécu à Paris avant de m'installer ici.
I lived in Paris before moving here.
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Dr MichaelKwiziq community member
Bonjour Joanne, comme Alan a bien expliqué « vécu » est prononcé conne VÉ-KU, avec un « c » dur comme « k ». Reçu est prononcé avec un « c » doux, donc le « ç » est utilisé. RE-SU, avec les « u » dits à la française. J’espère que cela t’aidera. Bonne journée...
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cedille in vecu
For vecu, why isn't there a cedille under the "c"? Recu uses a cedille and I thought that CU combinatioin made it a hard c. I don't expect an answer, but at least I tried.
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IanKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"Lived through"
For Indiana Jones lived through extraordinary adventures
I used "a vécu par" for "lived through". Is this incorrect?
Asked 4 months ago
Hi Ian,
You don't need the 'par' in Fench,
Il a vécu d'extraordinaires aventures
or you could use 'survivre'
Il a survécu d'extraordinaires aventures
Hope this helps!
Ian asked:View original
"Lived through"
For Indiana Jones lived through extraordinary adventures
I used "a vécu par" for "lived through". Is this incorrect?
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HeatherKwiziq community member
Heureux also an adverbe?
In the sentence Ils ont vécu heureux pendant des nombreuses années, is heureux being used as an adverbe? Heureusement, the adverb, seems to mean luckily rather than happily. Is this so?
Asked 5 months ago
Interesting question Heather!
It is in fact not an adverb but an adjective /attribute used with a verb of state (vivre).
In this particular example, the verb être ( which is a verb of state par excellence!) is implied as -
vivre (étant) heureux = to live your life happy ( rather than happily) it describes the state of being happy.
You could say-
vivre caché = to live a hidden life
Other verbs are 'demeurer', 'rester', 'mourir'...
Il est mort jeune = He died young
Elle est morte pauvre = She died in a state of poverty
Ils sont resté coincés là = They remained stuck there
It is a tricky one to explain, I believe it is the same in English, and I hope this helps!
Heather asked:View original
Heureux also an adverbe?
In the sentence Ils ont vécu heureux pendant des nombreuses années, is heureux being used as an adverbe? Heureusement, the adverb, seems to mean luckily rather than happily. Is this so?
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