google translate says "j'ai commencé à le regarder."
#can i use "j'ai commencé le regarder." for "i have started to watch him."
sonic field
faint juniper
No, there are verbs that require de or à when they are followed by an infinitive.
Commencer uses à (and also de with no difference in meaning).
sonic field
No, there are verbs that require de or à when they are followed by an infinitive...
would "j'ai commencé du regarder" be correct
faint juniper
The article contracts with de, the pronoun doesn't.
sonic field
oh okay
faint juniper
So: J'ai commencé de le regarder.