Les cloches sont passées
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
15/12/16
Bonjour Andrew !
No, here it's the case of passer meaning "to pass by", it's simply not followed by a prepositional group, but used on its own as an intransitive verb.
ps: Look also at the meanings implied by the auxiliaries être or avoir :)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Andrew
Kwiziq community member
15/12/16
Yes!!! That's great... that's what I hoped it meant!! (Or should that be "that's what I hoped it HAD meant??") LOL. Thanks.
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Andrew
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15 December 2016
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Les cloches sont passées
Les cloches sont passées ce matin pour apporter les œufs de Pâques. The bells passed this morning to bring the Easter eggs. HINT: (In France, it's bells that bring the Easter eggs, not a bunny!) Is this expression idiomatic as the rules above dont seem to apply or have I missed something? Thanks.
This relates to:
Passer can be used with avoir or être in Le Passé Composé... and changes meaning -