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Le voyage a été incroyable et nous avons vu un paysage bizarre.

Le voyage a été incroyable et nous avons vu un paysage bizarre.
The trip was incredible and we saw a bizarre landscape.
From Lesson 72:Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)·French

Questions & Answers about Le voyage a été incroyable et nous avons vu un paysage bizarre.

Why is "was" translated as a été? Isn't été the word for "summer"?
Été is actually two different words in French! It means "summer", but it is also the irregular past participle of the verb être (to be). In this sentence, a été is the past tense meaning "was" or "has been". Notice that être uses the helping verb avoir (to have) to form the past tense.
How does avons vu mean "saw"?
This is the past tense of the verb voir (to see). Vu is the irregular past participle, meaning "seen". To say "we saw" or "we have seen", you combine the helping verb avoir for "we" (nous avons) with vu.
Does voyage just mean a trip on a boat like in English?
Not in French! While "voyage" in English usually means a long journey by sea or in space, the French word un voyage is the everyday word for any trip, journey, or vacation, whether you travel by car, train, or plane.
Why does the word bizarre come after the word for landscape (paysage)?
In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. While a few common, short adjectives (describing beauty, age, goodness, or size) go before the noun, bizarre (bizarre or weird) follows the standard rule. That is why it is un paysage bizarre.

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