nini924

[mellow flax]

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[silent iron]

"être" doesn't care about objects. The past participle always agrees with the subject.

• Elle est partie. (agreement with the subject "elle")

when using "avoir", the past participle never agrees with the subject. It does agree with the object when it's direct and placed before the verb.

• Elle a vu. (no object, no agreement)
• Elle a vu ses amis. (the object is placed after the verb, no agreement)
• Elle les a vus (the object is direct and placed before the verb, agreement with "les")
• Elle leur a demandé. (the object is placed before the verb but is indirect, no agreement)

[native raven]

Usage of pronom relatif can also let past participle agree with verb's object

Les fleurs que j'ai achetées.

The object of the verb acheter is placed before the verb so there is a agreement. (féminin, pluriel )