flashlight2537

[hoary fiber]

Please be patient

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[mint jay]

It's the replacement for "sur x"

Tirer uses the preposition "sur" to indicate you're shooting at something, so it's like "to shoot at [it, me, them, etc]"

[tepid isle]

Addendum, if the thing you’re replacing is a living being, add the indirect object pronoun

Il tire dessus (He shoots at something)
Il lui tire dessus (He shoots at someone)

Also applies to two other adverbs: dessous (sous x) and dedans (dans x) though I can’t think of any context where dessous and dedans have living objects

[low carbon]

Quelqu'un m'est rentré dedans.

Can't think of anything with dessous at the moment.

Ah!

Il m'est passé dessous.

[glossy portal]

Je lui passe dessous, je lui rentre dedans

This syntax also applies to a few other locative adverbs/prepositions: devant, derrière, à côté
Though only sur/dessus, sous/dessous and dans/dedans (and maybe hors/dehors) have distinct prepositional and adverbial forms