De decorer

Cam N.A1Kwiziq community member

De decorer

In this example: "Nous finissons de décorer la pièce", I noticed that decorer is preceeded by "de." Would the sentence translate to "We finish to decorate the room" if you were to remove the "de"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Cam,

The preposition 'de' is because of the verb -

finir de + infinitive = to finish doing something.

Here is a list of verbs which behave in the same way:

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/learn/theme/3744352

Hope this helps!

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Cam N.A1Kwiziq community member

Ah, OK! Je comprends maintenant. Merci beaucoup!

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Cam N. asked:

De decorer

In this example: "Nous finissons de décorer la pièce", I noticed that decorer is preceeded by "de." Would the sentence translate to "We finish to decorate the room" if you were to remove the "de"?

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