Learn French: C'est utile d'analyser ce problème avec un psychologue. - It is useful to analyze this problem with a psychologist.

C'est utile d'analyser ce problème avec un psychologue.

It is useful to analyze this problem with a psychologist.

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Questions & Answers about C'est utile d'analyser ce problème avec un psychologue.

Why do we need the d' before analyser?

When using the impersonal phrase C'est plus an adjective like utile to evaluate an action, you must connect the adjective to the infinitive verb with the preposition de. Since analyser starts with a vowel, de drops its 'e' and becomes d'.

Can I say Il est utile d'analyser instead of C'est utile d'analyser?

Yes, both mean exactly the same thing. Il est is simply more formal and often preferred in writing, whereas C'est is the most natural choice in everyday spoken French. Both require the preposition de before the action.

Why is the word for 'this' ce in ce problème?

Ce is a demonstrative adjective used before masculine singular nouns that start with a consonant. Even though problème ends in an 'e', which often indicates a feminine word in French, it is actually masculine. If it were feminine, you would use cette.

Can un psychologue also refer to a female psychologist?