Les Verbes Transitif Et Intransitif

Question 1

What is an intransitive verb?

Answer 1

They have no object (i.e. can be used for a place, time, manner or goal etc.)
A verb is intransitive if it doesn’t answer ‘who’ or ‘what’.
e.g. je suis né à Neuchâtel

Question 2

What is a transitive verb?

Answer 2

They have an object, their meaning is not complete without it.
A verb is transitive if it answers ‘who’ or ‘what’.
e.g. j’ai pris le train pour Paris

Question 3

What are the types of objects a transitive verb can have?

Answer 3

Direct objects

Indirect objects

Question 4

What kind of objects can the pronoun in a reflexive verb be?

Answer 4

Direct object

Indirect object

Question 5

When does the past participle agree with a transitive verb?

Answer 5

When it’s a direct object.

Question 6

What is a verb with two objects?

Answer 6

‘Ditransitif’

e.g. il a parlé de Sarah à Jonathan

Question 7

What are the corresponding pronouns to ‘à’ or ‘de’ and when are they used?

Answer 7

These are all used for a transitive verb with an indirect object.
For a thing: ‘à’ becomes ‘y’ and ‘de’ becomes ‘en’
For a person: ‘à’ becomes ‘moi/toi/lui/nous/vous/eux’ and ‘de’ becomes the same