Breakdown of Nous entendrons le témoignage et la version de la victime.
et
and
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
entendre
to hear
la victime
the victim
le témoignage
the testimony
la version
the version
Questions & Answers about Nous entendrons le témoignage et la version de la victime.
In a lesson about en admettant que + subjunctive, why is entendrons in the simple future tense here?
If this sentence is the main result clause of a conditional statement (e.g., "Assuming she is willing to speak, we will hear..."), it doesn't take the subjunctive. Expressions like en admettant que or à supposer que only trigger the subjunctive in their own clause (the condition). The main clause describing the outcome remains in the indicative mood, usually in the future or conditional tense.
Why use entendrons (from entendre) here instead of a form of écouter (to listen)?
While écouter implies active listening and entendre generally means simply "to hear," entendre takes on a specific meaning in legal and police contexts. It is the standard official verb used for "hearing" a witness, taking a statement, or conducting an interrogation.
How does the spelling of témoignage (testimony) relate to the French word for "witness"?
Why doesn't the French sentence repeat the preposition de, as in "le témoignage de et la version de la victime"?
Because both things (le témoignage and la version) belong to the exact same person, they can comfortably share the single phrase de la victime at the end. Note, however, that French does require you to repeat the definite articles (le and la) for each noun in a list, which this sentence does perfectly.
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