Reflexive Pronouns

Pronoms Réfléchis

Pronouns - pro·nouns - are used to replace a noun: pro means for, or replacing in Latin.

A reflexive pronoun is used to replace another person or thing (to you, to them) when the action is done to self (to me) or to . Reflexive pronouns are used with French pronominal - or reflexive - verbs such as SE RÉVEILLER, S’APPELER, … See the list of such reflexive verbs here.

Examples

• Je me réveille. I’m waking [myself] up.
• Je t’appelle. I’m calling you up.

Short list of common reflexive verbs

1. s’amuser …. to have fun (to amuse oneself)
2. s’appeler …. to be named, to call oneself or one another
3. s’asseoir …. to sit (oneself) down
4. s’occuper de …. to take care of, to mind, to attend to
5. se coucher …. to go to bed
6. se demander …. to wonder or to ask one another
7. se parler …. to talk to oneself or to each other
8. se passer …. to pass itself = to happen
9. se promener …. to walk oneself = to take a stroll
10. se réveiller …. to wake up or to wake someone up
11. se voir …. to see one another
12. se lever …. to get up
13. se moquer de …. to make fun of
14. se marier …. to get married
15. se taire …. to not say

Exercice - Practice

To practice this topic in a sentence, hide either one of the two languages, and translate into the other language. French to English is easier than English to French.

Français

1. Je me lève.
2. Tu te promènes.
3. Elle s’assoit sur le fauteuil.
4. Nous nous réveillons.
5. Ils s’amusent bien.
6. On se demande pourquoi.
7. Il se promène.
8. Vous vous moquez d’eux.
9. Elles se marieront la même année.
10. Est-ce que que vous vous taisez à la bibli ?

English

1. I’m getting up.
2. You’re taking a walk.
3. She’s sitting in the armchair.
4. We’re waking up.
5. They’re having fun.
6. We wonder why.
7. He’s taking a walk.
8. You making fun of them.
9. They’ll get married the same year.
10. Do you get quiet at the library?

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