Breakdown of À force de pratiquer chaque syllabe, sa prononciation est devenue fluide.
être
to be
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
devenir
to become
pratiquer
to practice
chaque
each / every
la prononciation
the pronunciation
fluide
smooth
à force de
by dint of / through repeatedly
la syllabe
the syllable
Questions & Answers about À force de pratiquer chaque syllabe, sa prononciation est devenue fluide.
Why use à force de here instead of the gerund en pratiquant (by practicing)?
Why is pratiquer in the infinitive form here?
In French, any verb that immediately follows a preposition (like de, à, sans, or pour) must be in its infinitive form. Since the phrase à force de ends with the preposition de, it must be followed directly by the infinitive pratiquer.
The English translation says 'his pronunciation,' but the French uses sa. Could this also mean 'her pronunciation'?
Why is the passé composé formed with est and why does devenue have an extra e?
The verb devenir (to become) belongs to the special group of verbs expressing a change of state or movement that use être as their auxiliary in the passé composé. When a verb uses être, its past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject. Since sa prononciation is feminine singular, an e is added to make it devenue.
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