Compte tenu de la tempête, le littoral est évacué.
Considering the storm, the coastline is evacuated.
Breakdown of Compte tenu de la tempête, le littoral est évacué.
être
to be
la tempête
the storm
évacuer
to evacuate
le littoral
the coastline
compte tenu de
given
Questions & Answers about Compte tenu de la tempête, le littoral est évacué.
Why do we use compte tenu de here instead of a simple phrase like parce que?
Compte tenu de is a formal preposition meaning "considering" or "taking into account". Unlike parce que, which must be followed by a full clause with a subject and verb, compte tenu de is followed directly by a noun (la tempête). It introduces an established, objective fact that justifies the action.
Does the tenu in compte tenu de ever change to match the noun that follows it?
What if the sentence were about multiple storms? Would the de change?
Yes. Because compte tenu de ends with the preposition de, it follows the normal contraction rules. If we were talking about multiple storms (les tempêtes), de and les would contract to make compte tenu des tempêtes.
Is est évacué the passé composé?
No, this is the passive voice in the present tense, meaning the coastline "is evacuated" or "is being evacuated" by authorities right now. The verb évacuer uses the auxiliary avoir, so its active passé composé would be a évacué.
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