Verbs with de + indirect object

French preposition

The following verbs require de when followed by an indirect object. Note that the English equivalents often have completely different prepositions or even none at all.

s'agir de	to be a question of
s'approcher de	to approach
avoir besoin de	to need
avoir envie de	to want
changer de (train)	to change (trains)
dépendre de	to depend on
douter de	to doubt
féliciter de	to congratulate
jouer de	to play (an instrument)
jouir de	to enjoy
manquer de	to lack
se méfier de	to distrust, beware of
se moquer de	to make fun of
s'occuper de	to be busy with
partir de	to leave
se passer de	to do without
penser de	to have an opinion about
se plaindre de	to complain about
profiter de	to make the most of
remercier de	to thank
se rendre compte de	to realize
rire de	to laugh at
se servir de	to make use of
se soucier de	to care about
se souvenir de	to remember
tenir de	to take after, resemble

  

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