stonefruit

[grave goblet]

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[acoustic fractal]

only with verbs using être in the passé composé

otherwise, it's invariable

[lofty scroll]

each être verb?

[acoustic fractal]

"elle a mangé"
"elle est morte"

[lofty scroll]

yeah but like

[acoustic fractal]

elle est allée
elle est venue

etc.

[lofty scroll]

The question is referring more to verbs like "partir"

is it "elle est partie" ?

[acoustic fractal]

elle est partie

yes

[lofty scroll]

Thanks!!!

[acoustic fractal]

if it uses être, then yes

otherwise, no

i should mention that there is also a rule that if the direct object comes before the verb, then the passé composé with avoir does agree with the gender...

it's a little bit confusing

but "c'est la femme que j'ai vue"

[lofty scroll]

just like in italian

[acoustic fractal]

not when the object comes after the verb

"j'ai vu la femme"

[tender yarrow]

This also persists into pronominal verbs, which use être but otherwise act like avoir verbs

Aka only agreement with a direct object before the verb

It's also nitpicky but it's specifically the grammatical gender, you can be talking about a man but say "la victime est partie", it depends on the nouns you're using

Or "la personne est partie" etc

[cyan smelt]

no, when the COD is placed before the verb even avec avoir on accorde

elle l'a mangée

[cyan smelt]

(la pomme)