Question 1

Why does achetée have an extra e at the end?

Accepted Answer

This is because of a special rule in the passé composé. When a direct object comes before the verb, the past participle must agree with it. Here, the direct object is qu' (which stands for the feminine noun la robe). Because la robe is feminine, we add an e to the past participle acheté.

Question 2

What does qu' stand for here, and why is it shortened?

Accepted Answer

It stands for the relative pronoun que (meaning "that"). In French, que must drop its final e and use an apostrophe when the very next word starts with a vowel sound, like elle.

Question 3

Why do we use de instead of avec for "with"?

Accepted Answer

In English we say "satisfied with", but French uses the adjective satisfait (or satisfaite) followed by the preposition de. It is best to memorize être satisfait de (to be satisfied with) as a set phrase.

Question 4

Why is it satisfaite and not satisfait?

Accepted Answer

Satisfaite is an adjective describing the subject of the sentence, Elle (She). Since Elle is feminine, the adjective must take the feminine form by adding an e.

Elle n'est pas satisfaite de la robe qu'elle a achetée.

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