Breakdown of Nous prenons des vacances après cette journée épuisante.
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
des
some (plural indefinite)
ce
this (before a noun)
prendre
to have (a meal/drink) / to take
Questions & Answers about Nous prenons des vacances après cette journée épuisante.
Why does épuisante have an -e at the end? Isn't the present participle invariable?
The present participle is invariable when it acts like a verb. But here, it is acting as a verbal adjective—an adjective formed from a verb. Because it functions just like a normal adjective describing the feminine noun journée, it must agree with it by adding an -e.
How can I tell if an -ant word is acting as a verb or an adjective?
Why use journée here instead of jour?
Why is it des vacances when the English translation says a vacation (singular)?
In French, the word for a holiday or vacation is almost always plural: les vacances. Even if you are taking just one single trip or break, you must use the plural form and the plural indefinite article des.