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==Direct object: se laver 'to wash (oneself)'== | Pronominal verbs ("Les verbes pronominaux" in French), of which there are several categories, are verbs that are constructed with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous) of the same person as the subject. | ||
This pronoun is always placed before the verb. | |||
==Examples== | |||
*Tu t'es promenée à la campagne. | |||
<blockquote>You took a walk in the countryside.</blockquote> | |||
*Il s'est arrêté. | |||
<blockquote>He stopped.</blockquote> | |||
*Je m’étais perdu. | |||
<blockquote>I got lost.</blockquote> | |||
*Nous nous sommes retournés | |||
<blockquote>We turned around</blockquote> | |||
*Vous vous êtes souvenus du chemin. | |||
<blockquote>You remembered the way.</blockquote> | |||
*Ils se regardent dans le mirroir | |||
<blockquote>They look at each other in the mirror</blockquote> | |||
==Subject-Verb Agreement of Pronominal Verbs in French== | |||
Pronominal verbs go with an unstressed pronoun that agrees with the subject, and is one of <code>me, te, se, nous, vous</code>. | |||
It can work as a [[Language/French/Grammar/Direct-Object-Complement|direct object]]: | |||
===Direct object: se laver 'to wash (oneself)'=== | |||
*je me lave | *je me lave | ||
*tu te laves | *tu te laves | ||
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*elles se lavent | *elles se lavent | ||
or as an [[Language/French/Grammar/The-indirect-object-complement|indirect object]]: | |||
===Indirect object: se laver le visage 'to wash one's hands'=== | |||
literally: 'to wash the hands' | |||
*je me lave les mains | |||
*tu te laves les mains | |||
*Paul se lave les mains | |||
*Virginie se lave les mains | |||
*nous nous lavons les mains | |||
*vous vous lavez les mains | |||
*ils se lavent les mains | |||
*elles se lavent les mains | |||
Some verbs exist in both a pronominal and non-pronominal form, as "laver" does: | |||
*laver la salle de bain | |||
<blockquote>to wash the bathroom</blockquote> | |||
*se laver le corps | |||
<blockquote>to wash one's body</blockquote> | |||
Others are always pronominal, for example: | |||
* s'évanouir | |||
<blockquote>to faint</blockquote> | |||
*s'enorgueillir de | |||
<blockquote>to take pride in</blockquote> | |||
*s'évertuer à | |||
<blockquote>to try very hard to</blockquote> | |||
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'''⚠ Important''': All pronominal verbs are conjugated with the [[Language/French/Grammar/Auxiliaries|auxiliary]] "être" in compound tenses. | |||
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==Video: French Made Easy: Reflexive Verbs== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DybxlyAQrxo</youtube> | |||
==Other Chapters== | |||
{{French-Grammar-Course-Menu}} | |||
==Videos== | |||
===Learn French - Pronominal Verbs ( Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXCyOfT_Xz0</youtube> | |||
===Learn French Grammar I Pronominal verbs with a passive meaning ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2UjThSadk</youtube> | |||
===Asking questions using French pronominal verbs - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1hVyYJObOA</youtube> | |||
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What's a Pronominal Verb in French?[edit | edit source]
Pronominal verbs ("Les verbes pronominaux" in French), of which there are several categories, are verbs that are constructed with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous) of the same person as the subject.
This pronoun is always placed before the verb.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Tu t'es promenée à la campagne.
You took a walk in the countryside.
- Il s'est arrêté.
He stopped.
- Je m’étais perdu.
I got lost.
- Nous nous sommes retournés
We turned around
- Vous vous êtes souvenus du chemin.
You remembered the way.
- Ils se regardent dans le mirroir
They look at each other in the mirror
Subject-Verb Agreement of Pronominal Verbs in French[edit | edit source]
Pronominal verbs go with an unstressed pronoun that agrees with the subject, and is one of me, te, se, nous, vous
.
It can work as a direct object:
Direct object: se laver 'to wash (oneself)'[edit | edit source]
- je me lave
- tu te laves
- Paul se lave
- Virginie se lave
- nous nous lavons
- vous vous lavez
- ils se lavent
- elles se lavent
or as an indirect object:
Indirect object: se laver le visage 'to wash one's hands'[edit | edit source]
literally: 'to wash the hands'
- je me lave les mains
- tu te laves les mains
- Paul se lave les mains
- Virginie se lave les mains
- nous nous lavons les mains
- vous vous lavez les mains
- ils se lavent les mains
- elles se lavent les mains
Some verbs exist in both a pronominal and non-pronominal form, as "laver" does:
- laver la salle de bain
to wash the bathroom
- se laver le corps
to wash one's body
Others are always pronominal, for example:
- s'évanouir
to faint
- s'enorgueillir de
to take pride in
- s'évertuer à
to try very hard to
⚠ Important: All pronominal verbs are conjugated with the auxiliary "être" in compound tenses.
Video: French Made Easy: Reflexive Verbs[edit | edit source]
Other Chapters[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Learn French - Pronominal Verbs ( Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs ...[edit | edit source]
Learn French Grammar I Pronominal verbs with a passive meaning ...[edit | edit source]
Asking questions using French pronominal verbs - YouTube[edit | edit source]