Breakdown of J'aurais osé le faire autrement pour changer de vie.
je
I
pour
for
avoir
to have
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
faire
to do, to make
changer
to change
la vie
the life
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
autrement
differently
oser
to dare
Questions & Answers about J'aurais osé le faire autrement pour changer de vie.
How is the past conditional formed in J'aurais osé?
The past conditional is built just like the passé composé, but the helping verb (avoir or être) is in the conditional tense instead of the present. Here, we use the conditional of avoir (j'aurais) and the past participle of oser (osé).
Why is le placed before faire instead of before aurais?
Is there a missing preposition between osé and le faire?
No, oser (to dare) is one of the French verbs that connects directly to an infinitive verb. It doesn't need a linking preposition like à or de.
Why does the sentence say changer de vie instead of changer ma vie?
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