fyrebeest

[spark isle]

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[junior vine]

memorise DR MRS VAN DER TRAMP

and also, all reflexive (je me/tu te) uses etre

je me SUIS levée

i got myself up

[frail sundial]

natives basically never mess it up
unless they reformulate a sentence halfway through

[junior vine]

interesting

but yeah it comes with practice

[robust night]

I've also heard it can't be the direct object

but how do i know if i am right lmao

[junior vine]

je l'ai vu? j'y suis allée?

je le lui ai donné?

[frail sundial]

je le lui ai donné*

[robust night]

also because the past participle agrees with the subject, does that mean if "je" is in a feminine sense it would be "je suis tombée?

[junior vine]

only with etre

je suis allé(e)

[robust night]

is "je" variable in gender TLDR

[frail sundial]

je suis monté à l'étage
vs.
j'ai monté l'escalier

if there's a direct object you don't use être with vandertramp verbs

[junior vine]

^ c'est la vie :p

[robust night]

ok

[robust night]

i feel like "passer" should be included, so vandertrampp lol

[frail sundial]

it is included already
there are different lists and its rare that all of them are completely exhaustive
but passer is absolutely a verb that uses être

[robust night]

why is rester considered a "movement verb"?

[frail sundial]

because

[junior vine]

c'est la vie