Required Companion / Valency
What companion does this word require?
Signification
The required or typical partners of a verb, adjective, noun, or expression: object, preposition, case, clause, infinitive, or complement.
Comment le repérer
Ask what the word needs after or around it to be complete and natural.
Exemples
depend on|listen to|ask for|interested in
wait for someone|good at something|help someone do
She depends on her friends.
Visual guide
some words open slots depend → on + someone listen → to + someone slot filled = natural She depends on her friends.
COMPARE SLOTS English: depend + on + someone Other: depend + case/object Companion type may be: preposition | case object | clause infinitive
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Valency is crucial because many verbs and adjectives require specific prepositions or complements.
Elle dépend de ses amis.
She depends of her friends.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, beaucoup de verbes, adjectifs et noms demandent un complément précis, comme un objet, une préposition ou un infinitif.
depend on someone
on = compagnon obligatoire de depend dans ce sens
Les apprenants choisissent souvent la mauvaise préposition ou le mauvais modèle de construction après des mots courants.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.