Breakdown of Il faut manger des protéines pour améliorer la récupération.
des
some (plural indefinite)
pour
for
manger
to eat
il
it (impersonal subject)
falloir
to be necessary / must (impersonal)
améliorer
to improve
la récupération
the recovery
la protéine
the protein
Questions & Answers about Il faut manger des protéines pour améliorer la récupération.
Why is it des protéines in the plural when the English translation is singular?
Why do we use the infinitive améliorer here?
The preposition pour is followed by an infinitive to express purpose, meaning in order to improve. Similar to à condition de from your current lesson, when a preposition is immediately followed by a verb in French, that verb must be left in the infinitive form.
Could I say Il faut qu'on mange instead of Il faut manger?
Yes, though it slightly changes the focus. Il faut followed directly by an infinitive is the standard way to state a general rule or necessity for everyone. Using Il faut qu'on mange requires the subjunctive and focuses more specifically on an individual or a group needing to eat.
Why does recovery translate to la récupération with the definite article la?
In French, abstract nouns and general concepts require a definite article like le, la, or les. While English drops the article and just says recovery, French keeps la to show it is referring to the concept of recovery as a whole.
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