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Je l'ai commencé !

I just started it!

Language note: This contraction is natural when speaking.

Context: You share with your friend that you also began watching the same anime.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

[zhuh]

Subject pronoun “I”. Used with object pronouns + auxiliary to talk about what you did recently.

Je l' ai commencé hier, et j’aime déjà l’histoire.

I started it yesterday, and I already like the story.

[l]

it (direct object pronoun)

« l’ » replaces “it” (e.g., an anime/series). It comes before the auxiliary: « Je l’ai… »

Je l' ai regardé en VO.

I watched it in the original language.

[ay]

have (1st person singular)

Auxiliary “have” used to form the passé composé: « je l’ai commencé » = “I started it”.

Je l' ai mis dans ma liste.

I put it in my list.

commencé

[koh-mahn-SAY]

started

Past participle of « commencer ». With « l’ » it means you started “it” (the anime/series).

Je l’ai commencé après les cours.

I started it after class.

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