Question 1

Why does the verb after qui conjugate to avons instead of the third-person a?

Accepted Answer

In a structure like C'est [pronoun] qui..., the verb that follows qui must agree with the pronoun. Because the pronoun is nous (we), the verb conjugates to the first-person plural: avons.

Question 2

How would this sentence change to say 'I am the one who prepared the skewers'?

Accepted Answer

You would say C'est moi qui ai préparé les brochettes. You must use the stressed pronoun moi after C'est, and the verb agrees with that pronoun, so you use the first-person singular ai.

Question 3

Since nous is plural, why doesn't the past participle préparé have an -s at the end?

Accepted Answer

Because the auxiliary verb is avoir, and past participles used with avoir only agree with a direct object if it comes before the verb. The direct object here is les brochettes, which comes after the verb, so préparé keeps its default form.

Question 4

Does brochettes refer to the food itself, or just the metal stick?

Accepted Answer

It means both! Just like the English word 'kebab' or 'skewer', une brochette refers to the stick itself as well as the meal cooked on it.

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