Transcript Les verbes réfléchis

Les verbes réfléchis
Telling what people do for
themselves
Les normes: Communication 1.2
Comparisons 4.1
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Les questions essentielles:
What do reflexive verbs show?
What makes a verb reflexive?
How are reflexive verbs conjugated?
Reflexive verbs:
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In French, when the subject (the doer) of
the verb is also the direct object (the
receiver of the action) the verb must be
‘reflexive’
Compare the sentences:
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Anne brosse le chien.
Who is she brushing?
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Anne se brosse les
cheveux.
Who is she brushing?
What is the difference?
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In this picture Anne is
performing the action
and the dog is
receiving it.
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In this picture Anne is
doing AND receiving
the action.
Because of this, the
verb must be reflexive.
How to make a verb reflexive
In the sentence:
Anne se brosse les cheveux.
the pronoun se refers to Anne and is
called a ‘reflexive pronoun’.
The use of a reflexive pronoun indicates
that the action of the verb is reflected back
to the subject
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Each subject pronoun has its own
corresponding pronoun.
Se laver: To wash (one’s self)
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Je me lave
I wash (myself)
Tu te laves
You wash (yourself)
Il (Paul) se lave
He washes (himself)
Elle (Anne) se lave
She washes (herself)
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Nous nous lavons
We wash (ourselves)
Vous vous lavez
You wash (yourself/selves)
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Ils se lavent
They wash (themselves)
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Elles se lavent
They wash (themselves)
S’habiller – to get (one’s self) dressed
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Je m’habille
Tu t’habilles
Il (Paul) s’habille
Elle (Anne) s’habille**
** Anne gets dressed,
is getting dressed,
does get dressed
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Nous nous habillons
Vous vous habillez
Ils s’habillent
Elles s’habillent
Body parts!
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When a reflexive verb is followed by a body
part, in French the definite determiners (le,
la,l’, les) are used, not the possessive
adjective (my, your, his etc.)
I brush my hair
Je me brosse les cheveux
In a negative sentence:
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The ne is placed in front of the reflexive
pronoun and the pas goes after the verb:
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Je me réveille mais je ne me lève pas tout
de suite
Nous ne nous rasons pas tous les jours
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Some common reflexive verbs:
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Se révéiller – to wake up
Se lever – to get up
Se coucher – to go to bed
S’endormir – to go to sleep
Se laver (les mains)– to wash (hands)
Se brosser ( les dents) – to brush (teeth)
Se raser - to shave
Se peigner – to comb one’s hair
Se maquiller – to put on make up
S’habiller – to get dressed
S’appeler – to be named (to call one’s self)
Conjuguez s’endormir!
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Je m’endors
Tu t’endors
Il s’endort
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Nous nous endormons
Vous vous endormez
Ils s’endorment