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"?
De decorer
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De decorer
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 3 years ago
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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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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