Breakdown of Il réduit la cadence, mais il s'entraîne autant que nous pour améliorer sa résistance et sa capacité.
il
he
mais
but
et
and
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
pour
for
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
améliorer
to improve
s'entraîner
to work out / to train
que
than (in comparisons)
autant
as much, as many
réduire
to reduce
la cadence
the pace
la résistance
the stamina
la capacité
the capacity
Questions & Answers about Il réduit la cadence, mais il s'entraîne autant que nous pour améliorer sa résistance et sa capacité.
How does the comparative autant que function with the verb here?
It modifies the reflexive verb s'entraîne to show that the amount of training is equal ("as much as"). Notice that autant is placed immediately after the conjugated verb, which is the standard position when comparing actions in simple tenses.
Why do we say autant que nous instead of translating "as much as we do"?
In French comparatives, you don't use a filler verb like "do" to finish the comparison. You simply follow que with a stressed pronoun. The stressed pronoun for "us" or "we" is nous. If it were "as much as him," you would use the stressed pronoun lui to say autant que lui.
Is réduit a regular -ir verb?
No, the infinitive is réduire (to reduce). It is an irregular verb ending in -uire, similar to traduire (to translate) and conduire (to drive). For singular pronouns in the present tense, the endings are -s, -s, -t, which gives us il réduit.
Why do we have to repeat sa before both résistance and capacité?
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