Breakdown of Où est-ce que les clients peuvent se garer ?
est-ce que
is it that / do / does (question marker)
où
where
le client
the client / the customer
pouvoir
to be able to / can
se garer
to park
Questions & Answers about Où est-ce que les clients peuvent se garer ?
Why is the verb pouvoir spelled peuvent here?
Why is the second verb, se garer, not conjugated?
In French, when you have two verbs back-to-back expressing a single idea, only the first one gets conjugated (changed to match the subject). The second verb stays in the infinitive (dictionary) form. It works just like English: 'can park' (not 'can parks').
What does the se mean before garer?
Se garer is a reflexive verb, which literally translates to 'to park oneself.' Even though in English we just say 'park', in French you usually include the se when talking about parking your vehicle.
Why do we use est-ce que after où?
Est-ce que is a standard phrase used to frame a question. When you use a question word like où (where), you can simply put est-ce que right after it, and then follow it with the normal subject and verb order: Où + est-ce que + les clients + peuvent.
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