How does se passer differ from passer with être?
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Jim
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29/01/18
Se passer has the meaning of to take place or to happen and takes être as does all pronominal verbs.
Passer can be used with a direct object (transitive) and takes avoir or with an indirect object (intransitive) and has to take être.
Hope this helps.
Alan
Chris
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29/01/18
Just to build upon Jim's explanation:
Je suis passé chez Élise.
I passed by Élise's place.
-> intransitive, hence être
J'y ai passé beaucoup de temps.
I spent a lot of time there.
-> transitive, hence avoir
I passed by Élise's place.
-> intransitive, hence être
J'y ai passé beaucoup de temps.
I spent a lot of time there.
-> transitive, hence avoir
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Heyes
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30/01/18
Yes, it does.
Thank you.
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Heyes
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29 January 2018
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How does se passer differ from passer with être?
This question relates to:
French lesson "Passer can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé... and changes meaning"