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Reflexive use of me, te, se, nous, vous
Where me, te, se, nous, vous refer to the subject of the verb to which they are attached, they are being used reflexively. This use can correspond to English 'my-, your-, him-, her-, it-, oneself; our-, your-, themselves':
- Michel adore se regarder dans les vitrines
Michel loves looking at himself in shop windows
- Je me connais
I know myself
- Vous vous critiquez trop
You are too critical of yourselves
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Colour adjective compounds & Adjectifs possessifs.
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