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Une belle personnalité est importante pour séduire.

Une belle personnalité est importante pour séduire.
A beautiful personality is important to seduce.
From Lesson 241:Relative clauses with prepositions (à qui, avec qui)·French

Questions & Answers about Une belle personnalité est importante pour séduire.

Why does the adjective belle come before the noun personnalité?
Most French adjectives go after the noun they describe. However, short, common adjectives that describe Beauty, Age, Goodness, and Size (often remembered by the acronym BAGS) are exceptions and come before the noun. Since belle describes beauty, it precedes personnalité.
Why do we use pour before the verb séduire?
When you want to express the purpose of an action, meaning 'in order to' do something, you use pour followed by an infinitive verb. Here, pour séduire translates to 'in order to charm' or 'for seducing'.
Does the verb séduire have the exact same meaning as the English word 'seduce'?
Not quite! While séduire can mean 'to seduce' romantically, it is used much more broadly in French to mean 'to charm', 'to appeal to', or 'to win over'. You can use it for a politician winning over voters, or a house charming a buyer.
Why is it importante with an -e at the end, even though it is separated from the noun?
Adjectives must always agree in gender and number with the noun they describe, even when they are connected by the verb être (to be). Since une belle personnalité is feminine and singular, the adjective takes the feminine form importante.

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