Learn French: J'envoie les reçus de mes dépenses. - I am sending the receipts for my expenses.

J'envoie les reçus de mes dépenses.

I am sending the receipts for my expenses.

Breakdown of J'envoie les reçus de mes dépenses.

of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)

mon

envoyer

to send

Questions & Answers about J'envoie les reçus de mes dépenses.

Why is it envoie instead of envoye?

The verb here is envoyer (to send). For verbs ending in -yer, the y changes to an i in the present tense for je, tu, il/elle/on, and ils/elles. So, je combined with the verb becomes j'envoie. The y is only kept for nous and vous.

The translation says 'receipts for my expenses', so why does the French sentence use de instead of pour?

In French, it is more natural to say 'the receipts of my expenses' (les reçus de mes dépenses). You use de (of) to link the receipts directly to what they belong to, acting like a possessive connection rather than showing purpose with pour (for).

Why does reçus have a cedilla (ç) under the c?

The letter c usually makes a hard 'k' sound when it comes before the letter u. The cedilla (the little hook in ç) forces it to make a soft 's' sound instead. Without it, reçus would be pronounced with a hard 'k'.

Is reçus related to the verb recevoir (to receive)?