If dormir is intransitive, why does it use avoir

[woven iron]

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If dormir is intransitive, why does it use avoir

[cyan mango]

All être verbs are intransitive - not all intransitive verbs are être verbs (the vast majority are not)

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This was an oversight on the part of my prof.

[cyan mango]

Être verbs are typically verbs of state or types of movement

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Thank you for the clarification.

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Yeah, that makes sense

[cyan mango]

But there's only a small list of être verbs (some of which can be used transitively with avoir)

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Yeah, the good ol' Doctor and the Mises

[cyan mango]

Yea

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Thank you