french verb Vandertrampp - plurals for devenu and revenu?

Question

OK so lets say.

they became teachers.
Then how do you conjugate this?

elles sont devenues les profs?
or
elles sont devenus les profs?

Answer 1

Elles sont devenues profs.
("les profs" means "the professors", so the "les" isn't necessary).

You have to add the "e" to make it feminine, the "s" to make it plural, just like with all other Vandertrampp verbs.

Answer 2

Elles sont devenues profs

Answer 3

Elles sont devenues profs.

Past forms with être take feminine & plural endings.

Leave out the definite article. You could put "des profs" if you want, but it's not as good as the zero form. Esp. because of the plural noun.

Answer 4

The past participle (participe passe in French) is accorded in gender (masculine or feminine) and quantity (singular or plural) to the subject of the verb (in this case 'elles' which is feminine and plural) when the auxiliary verb is 'verbe etre'. Verbs like Venir, Devenir, Revenir, Parvenir always use 'verbe etre' (verb to be) as auxiliary.

So the correct phrase is: elles sont devenues professeurs