Breakdown of Il mène temporairement le projet pour un semestre.
un
a / an (masculine)
il
he
pour
for
le projet
the project
le semestre
the semester
mener
to conduct
temporairement
temporarily
Questions & Answers about Il mène temporairement le projet pour un semestre.
Why do we use pour here instead of pendant for 'for a semester'?
The preposition pour is used to express a projected or intended duration, usually looking ahead from the present into the future. If the action were completely in the past or just a general statement of elapsed time, you would use pendant. Since he is taking on the role for an intended duration starting now, pour is the right choice.
Since pour un semestre implies a future duration, why is the verb mène in the present tense?
Why does mène have a grave accent (è) when the infinitive mener does not?
Mener is a stem-changing verb. When the ending of the conjugated verb is silent (like the -e in the il form), the e in the stem changes to è so the syllable can be stressed and pronounced clearly. You see this same pattern in verbs like acheter and peser.
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