Why is leur the object pronoun for la police when la police is a singular noun?

Laura G.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is "leur" the object pronoun for la police when la police is a singular noun?

Asked 2 years ago

CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Laura,

Here, the use of the pronoun "leur" is exactly the same as the use of the pronoun "them" in English in this context: it represents a lot of people.

Take a look at this link here: Indirect Object pronoun

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Why is "leur" the object pronoun for la police when la police is a singular noun?

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