Breakdown of Le banquier a tout compris.
avoir
to have
comprendre
to understand
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
tout
all, everything
le banquier
the banker
Questions & Answers about Le banquier a tout compris.
Why is tout placed between a and compris instead of at the end of the sentence?
In compound tenses like the passé composé, the pronoun tout (meaning "everything") goes between the conjugated helping verb (a) and the past participle (compris). In French, you cannot say Le banquier a compris tout.
Does tout need to agree with the things the banker understood?
No. Here, tout is a neutral pronoun meaning "everything" in a general sense. Because it doesn't replace a specific masculine or feminine noun, it stays exactly like this and never changes its spelling to tous or toute.
Why does compris end in an "s"? Is it agreeing with something plural?
No, there is no agreement happening here. Compris is just the irregular past participle of comprendre (to understand). It naturally ends in an "s", just like pris (taken) or appris (learned).
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