Learn French: Est-ce qu'elle a analysé le problème différemment ?

Est-ce qu'elle a analysé le problème différemment ?

Did she analyze the problem differently?

Breakdown of Est-ce qu'elle a analysé le problème différemment ?

is it that / do / does (question marker)

Questions & Answers about Est-ce qu'elle a analysé le problème différemment ?

How is the adverb différemment formed from the adjective?

The base adjective is différent, which ends in -ent. For adjectives ending in -ent, you replace the -nt at the end with -mment to form the adverb. This gives us différemment.

How do you pronounce the -emment ending in this word?

Even though it is spelled with an "e", the -emm- part is pronounced like a French "a" sound. It sounds exactly the same as the -amm- in adverbs ending in -amment.

Why is différemment placed at the very end of the sentence?

In the past tense (passé composé), long adverbs of manner like différemment usually go after the past participle (analysé). Short adverbs (like bien or mal) tend to go between the helping verb (a) and the past participle.

Since the subject is elle, shouldn't analysé have an extra "e" at the end for agreement?

No, because the helping verb is avoir (a). With avoir, the past participle doesn't agree with the subject. It would only agree with a direct object if it came before the verb, but here the direct object (le problème) comes after.