How to Say ‘The teacher said to review’ in French
Le professeur a dit de revoir
luh proh-feh-SUR ah dee duh ruh-vwar
[luh proh-feh-SUR ah dee duh ruh-vwar]
💬 Usage Tip: [A dit de + verb] means [said to do something]: [Le professeur a dit de revoir]. You can swap in other verbs the same way, like [a dit de lire] or [a dit de réviser].
Phrase Breakdown
Le professeur a dit
luh proh-feh-SUR ah dee
The teacher said
A statement introducing reported speech or instructions.
Le professeur a dit de lire le chapitre.
The teacher said to read the chapter.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Le professeur a dit de revoir le chapitre aujourd'hui.
The teacher said to review the chapter today.
professeur
[proh-feh-SUR]
teacher
The instructor at school.
Le professeur a dit de revoir les fonctions.
The teacher said to review functions.
a
[ah]
has
Auxiliary verb used to form the past tense here.
Le professeur a dit de revoir avant le test.
The teacher said to review before the test.
dit
[dee]
said
From the verb 'dire' in the past.
Le professeur a dit de revoir les équations.
The teacher said to review the equations.
De revoir
duh ruh-vwar
To review / to go over again
The infinitive used after dire de to express an instruction.
Il faut revoir la leçon.
We need to review the lesson.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
to
Links the verb 'said' to the infinitive that follows.
Le professeur a dit de revoir en binôme.
The teacher said to review in pairs.
revoir
[ruh-vwar]
to review
To go over material again for understanding.
Le professeur a dit de revoir le cours ce soir.
The teacher said to review the lesson tonight.
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