"He does not depend on his parents."
Translation:Il ne dépend pas de ses parents.
March 25, 2013
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"Dependre de" is a verb + preposition combination which means "to depend on". Conjugate correctly for "depend de". Sur on its own isn't used with the indirect object (I think) but can be used with other verbs such as "concentrer sur" that also uses an indirect object. In this case "dependre de" is most appropriate.
Lisaskier
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Is there a good way to remember when to use "À" , "De" , "Sur" etc ? I am always bamboozled by these!
InvertedGo
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I try to learn verbs and their prepositions as a unit. So today I learned dépendre de.
Previously I learned that penser à and penser de mean different things.
ferynn
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"Compter" means to rely on someone/something. Here it is more a matter of to be dependant of someone. I think it's a stronger meaning.