Portuguese passive auxiliary ser in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishPortuguese ser plus a past participle focuses on what an action affects: o curso foi anunciado, “the course was announced”. The agent can be named or omitted.

Definition in FrenchEn portugais, ser suivi d’un participe passé présente comme sujet ce qui subit l’action : o curso foi anunciado. L’auteur de l’action peut être nommé ou omis.

Example sentences

• Un nouveau cours a été annoncé hier pendant la réunion.🔊

  A new course was announced yesterday during the meeting.

• Un cours de musique a été annoncé vendredi.🔊

  A music course was announced on Friday.

Portuguese passive auxiliary ser in other languages

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