Participle agreement

Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Participle agreement

In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Histoire de l'indépendance d'Haïti"

Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Listening or Seeing B2

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

It isn't plural because the COD is le mot, and it comes after the participle. The reflexive pronoun se is only the COI (indirect object).

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The 2nd link is to a Wikipedia article. The first link is to a recent answer from Céline, which I think is the best detailed commentary with examples on this topic that I have come across - it should be included/linked in relevant lessons.

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/questions/view/je-me-suis-fait-above-should-be-je-me-suis-faite-to-be-comsistent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_verbs#Past_participle_agreement

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Participle agreement

In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?

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