Breakdown of Il est essentiel de suivre une thérapie pour se sentir mieux.
être
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
pour
for
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
Questions & Answers about Il est essentiel de suivre une thérapie pour se sentir mieux.
Why does this sentence use Il est essentiel de instead of C'est essentiel de?
Why is there a de before suivre? Can I just say Il est essentiel suivre?
No, you must include the de. Whenever you use the structure Il est plus an adjective to evaluate an action, French requires the preposition de right before the infinitive verb (in this case, suivre).
Why use suivre (to follow) with thérapie? Wouldn't we say 'do' or 'go to' therapy?
Why is it se sentir instead of just sentir?
Se sentir is a reflexive verb used when talking about how you feel physically or emotionally, such as feeling better. If you just use sentir without the reflexive pronoun se, it means to smell something or to physically touch an object.