FRENCH NOTE 44 VERB + à + INFINITIVE OF ANOTHER VERB
In this note , we shall take up five more verbs.
6. ABOUTIR À FAIRE QQCH - to result in doing something / to end in doing something
Tous les efforts du ministre de la santé aboutissent à améliorer la santé du peuple.
All the efforts of the health minister results in improving the health of the people.
7.AVOIR À FAIRE QQCH - to have to do something / devoir
Elle a à faire du ménage toute la journée .
She has to do household work all day.
Mon examen aura lieu la semaine prochaine. J'ai à étudier beaucoup.
My examination will take place next week. I have to study much.
Les tâches qu'ils avaient eu à accomplir étaient très difficile.
The tasks which they had had to accomplish were very difficult .
IMPORTANT POINT
Please don't think that the past participle " eu " should agree in number and gender with " tâches ". Why ? " tâches " is a direct object of verb " accomplir" and not of " avoir" whose past participle is " eu".
Later we shall discuss in detail the subject of " agreement "
8. AUTORISER QQN À FAIRE QQCH - to permit somebody to do something
Le professeur ne nous autorise pas à nous servir de la calculatrice pour l'examen.
The teacher does not allow us to use the calculator in the examination .
Cet hôtel n'autorise pas les occupants à amener les animaux domestiques avec eux.
This hotel does not permit the occupants to bring pets along with them.
9. CHERCHER À FAIRE QQCH - to try to do something
Je cherche à résoudre cette équation pendant une heure.
I am trying to solve this equation for one hour.
10. COMMENCER À FAIRE QQCH - to begin to do something
J' ai commencé à apprendre le français , il y a 33 ans.
I started learning French thirty three years ago.
Rest in the next post. Point out errors, if any.
Sayee Jayaraman
07/02/2015
17/02/2015
In this note , we shall take up five more verbs.
6. ABOUTIR À FAIRE QQCH - to result in doing something / to end in doing something
Tous les efforts du ministre de la santé aboutissent à améliorer la santé du peuple.
All the efforts of the health minister results in improving the health of the people.
7.AVOIR À FAIRE QQCH - to have to do something / devoir
Elle a à faire du ménage toute la journée .
She has to do household work all day.
Mon examen aura lieu la semaine prochaine. J'ai à étudier beaucoup.
My examination will take place next week. I have to study much.
Les tâches qu'ils avaient eu à accomplir étaient très difficile.
The tasks which they had had to accomplish were very difficult .
IMPORTANT POINT
Please don't think that the past participle " eu " should agree in number and gender with " tâches ". Why ? " tâches " is a direct object of verb " accomplir" and not of " avoir" whose past participle is " eu".
Later we shall discuss in detail the subject of " agreement "
8. AUTORISER QQN À FAIRE QQCH - to permit somebody to do something
Le professeur ne nous autorise pas à nous servir de la calculatrice pour l'examen.
The teacher does not allow us to use the calculator in the examination .
Cet hôtel n'autorise pas les occupants à amener les animaux domestiques avec eux.
This hotel does not permit the occupants to bring pets along with them.
9. CHERCHER À FAIRE QQCH - to try to do something
Je cherche à résoudre cette équation pendant une heure.
I am trying to solve this equation for one hour.
10. COMMENCER À FAIRE QQCH - to begin to do something
J' ai commencé à apprendre le français , il y a 33 ans.
I started learning French thirty three years ago.
Rest in the next post. Point out errors, if any.
Sayee Jayaraman
07/02/2015
17/02/2015
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