Je résume le livre avec Paul.

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Breakdown of Je résume le livre avec Paul.

• Paul: Paul
• avec: with
• le livre: the book
• résumer: to summarize

Questions & Answers about Je résume le livre avec Paul.

Why do we use Je to mean "I"?

In French, Je is the subject pronoun for the first-person singular ("I"). It always capitalizes when it appears as the first word in a sentence, but otherwise it remains lowercase.

Why do we say Je résume instead of Je résumé?

Je résume uses résumer, which is the infinitive form of the verb meaning "to summarize." Here, it’s conjugated in the present tense (je résume). The word résumé (with an accent) in French is a noun meaning "summary."

Why is le livre placed right after the verb?

In French, the typical word order follows Subject–Verb–Object. Since le livre ("the book") is the direct object of résumer, it naturally appears after the verb résume.

What does avec Paul indicate, and can it be placed elsewhere?

Avec Paul means that Paul is involved in the summarizing process. Generally, avec ("with") can come after the direct object or later in the sentence. For clarity and standard usage, adding avec Paul at the end is completely normal.