Learn French: La métamorphose qu'il a préparée est radicalement inattendue. - The metamorphosis that he prepared is radically unexpected.

La métamorphose qu'il a préparée est radicalement inattendue.

The metamorphosis that he prepared is radically unexpected.

Breakdown of La métamorphose qu'il a préparée est radicalement inattendue.

Questions & Answers about La métamorphose qu'il a préparée est radicalement inattendue.

Why does préparée have an extra -e at the end even though it uses the auxiliary verb avoir?

Normally, past participles used with avoir do not agree with the subject. However, if the direct object comes before the verb, the past participle must agree with it. Here, the direct object is qu' (standing for the feminine singular noun la métamorphose). Because it appears before a préparée, we add an -e to make it feminine.

Why use qu'il instead of qui il here?

We use que (contracted to qu') because it acts as the direct object of the verb—it is the thing being prepared. Qui is used when the relative pronoun is the subject doing the action. As a helpful reminder: que drops its vowel before another vowel (becoming qu'il), but qui never contracts.

How is the adverb radicalement formed?

Like many French adverbs, it is built from the feminine form of the adjective. The masculine adjective is radical, the feminine is radicale, and adding the suffix -ment (equivalent to '-ly' in English) gives us radicalement.

How does the word inattendue translate to 'unexpected'?