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11 Cards in this Set
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Reflexive verbs
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Reflexive verbs are used to express an action that you perform to yourself.
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(to bath)
(to brush) (to go to bed (to take a shower) (to get dressed) (to wash oneself) (to get up) (to put make-up) (to comb one’s hair) (to shave) (to look at oneself) (to wake up) |
se baigner
se brosser se coucher se doucher s’habiller se laver se lever se maquiller se peigner se raser se regarder se réveiller |
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negation of relexive verbes
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At the negation, ne precedes the pronoun object and pas follows the verb
Tu ne te laves pas. |
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Reflexive verbes and their uses non-reflexively
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Most reflexive verbs can also be used non-reflexively
Laver (To wash) Se laver (To wash oneself) Je lave la voiture I wash the car Je ≠ la voiture (subject ≠ object) Je me lave I wash myself Je = me (subject = object) |
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Reflexive verbs and parts of the body.
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when reflexive verbs include part of the body, the definite – not the possessive adjective, as in English – is used.
Valérie se brosse les dents Valérie is brushing her teeth |
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Refelexive verbs and conjugations.
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When the verb in conjugated the pronoun “se” changes with each person and agrees with the subject in the following way:
Verb “Se laver” To wash oneself je me lave tu te laves il /elle /on se lave nous nous lavons vous vous lavez ils/elles se lavent |
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Reciprocal verbs
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Reciprocal verbs are verbs which express what people do to each other.
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To call each other
To look at each other To kiss each other To love each other To understand each other To meet each other To shake hands |
se téléphoner
se regardent s’embrasser s’aimer se comprendre se rencontrer se serrer les mains |
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Autres(others)
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Verbs that use se for now apparent reason.
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(to be named)
(to hurry) (to relax) (to go for a walk) (to apologise) (to remember) (to make a mistake) (to be located) (to be interested in) (to be bored) |
s’appeler
se dépêcher se détendre se promener s’excuser se rappeler se tromper se trouver s’intéresser s’ennuyer |
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Verbes that change meaning when se is added
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Some verbs change their meaning depending if they are used with the object pronoun « se »
appeler (to call) / s’appeler (to be named) entendre (to hear) / s’entendre (to get along) trouver (to find) / se trouver (to be located) tromper (to betray) / se tromper (to be mistaken) |
