aider les pauvres
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is an infinitive verb phrase consisting of the regular first-group transitive verb 'aider' followed by a direct object. The adjective 'pauvre' is nominalized by the plural definite article 'les' to represent poor people as a collective group. When conjugated, 'aider' requires a direct object (aider quelqu'un).
Sample sentences
Cette association caritative a pour mission principale d'aider les pauvres.
This charity's main mission is to help the poor.
Il consacre une grande partie de son temps libre à aider les pauvres du quartier.
He devotes a large part of his free time to helping the poor in the neighborhood.
Aider les pauvres et les sans-abri devrait être une priorité collective.
Helping the poor and the homeless should be a collective priority.
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Example
Cette association caritative a pour mission principale d'aider les pauvres.
This charity's main mission is to help the poor.
Il consacre une grande partie de son temps libre à aider les pauvres du quartier.
He devotes a large part of his free time to helping the poor in the neighborhood.
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