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analog mistBOT Jan 20, 2024, 1:59 AM

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graceful skiff Jan 20, 2024, 2:17 AM

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You should repeat the preposition "de". After all, it's the same verb across the sentence, and it requires the same preposition every time.

devout matrix Jan 20, 2024, 2:19 AM

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« consister » takes « en » not « de » btw, I'd use « se composer de » here in the sense of 'is made up of'. Either way, yes, you do need it because French repeats prepositions and conjunctions when we don't do so in English.
« Je t'ai dit que je suis allé au marché et que nous n'avons pas de légumes. »
'I told you that I went to the market and (that) we didn't have vegetables.'

« Elle a décidé de faire ce qu'elle voulait et de lui écrire une lettre. »
'She decided to do what she wanted and (to) write a letter to him.'

graceful skiff Jan 20, 2024, 2:26 AM

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Yep, consister isn't the right verb, it's rather se constituer de.

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Or se composer de as you said.

devout matrix Jan 20, 2024, 2:27 AM

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Yup, I would suggest WordReference in case you needed translations in the future, it's a wonderful resource.

opal terrace Jan 20, 2024, 5:51 AM

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thank you all

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what’s the difference of “consister” and “constituer” though?

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