Breakdown of En travaillant de façon ininterrompue, tu vaincs la procrastination.
tu
you (informal singular)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
travailler
to work
en
while / by (with gerund)
la façon
the way, the manner
vaincre
to conquer (an enemy or obstacle)
la procrastination
the procrastination
ininterrompu
uninterrupted
Questions & Answers about En travaillant de façon ininterrompue, tu vaincs la procrastination.
How does en travaillant express a condition in this sentence?
Why use the phrase de façon ininterrompue instead of a single adverb?
French frequently uses de façon or de manière (in a way / in a manner) plus an adjective to create an adverbial phrase. This is especially common when a word doesn't have a standard -ment adverb or if the -ment version sounds clunky. Notice that ininterrompue takes an extra e because it must agree with the feminine noun façon.
The spelling of tu vaincs is unusual. What is the infinitive of this verb?
The infinitive is vaincre (to defeat or to overcome). It is an irregular verb. In the present tense, the singular forms keep the c: je vaincs, tu vaincs, il/elle vainc. The plural forms switch to a qu spelling: nous vainquons, vous vainquez, ils/elles vainquent.
Why do we need the article la before procrastination?
In English, we drop the article when talking about general concepts or abstract ideas like "procrastination" or "love." French, however, always requires a definite article (le, la, or les) for abstract nouns and generalizations, which is why it must be la procrastination.
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