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Les verbes réciproques

Les verbes réciproques. The reflexive pronoun (me, te , se, nous, vous , se) is used for two reasons: To express an action done to oneself Je me réveille , il se leve , tu te regardes … 2) To express the idea of reciprocity Elles se parlent au téléphone Ils se rencontrent .

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Les verbes réciproques

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  1. Les verbesréciproques • The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) is used for two reasons: • To express an action done to oneself • Je me réveille, il se leve, tuteregardes… 2) To express the idea of reciprocity • Elles se parlent au téléphone • Ils se rencontrent. • On s’envoie des émails. • On se sépare. • On se marie.

  2. Les verbesréciproques • Sometimes the reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of the verb or expression. • demander – to ask / se demander – to wonder • entendre - to hear/ s’entendrebien (ou mal) – to get along well (or badly) • occuper – to busy, to occupy / s’occuper de – to take care of • retrouver - to find again / se retrouver – to get together; to meet (again) • tromper – to wrong / se tromper – to be wrong, to make a mistake

  3. Les verbesréciproques • Many verbs can be used both reflexively and reciprocally. In French, this is ambiguous, and speakers must rely on context to determine meaning. • Ils se parlent. – They are talking to themselves. / They are talking to each other.

  4. Rencontrer – Marier - Divorcer • En 2002, Paul McCartney s’estmarié avec Heather Mills. Ilsétaientamoureux. • En 2003, ilsonteuunefille, Beatrice. • En 2006, ils se sontséparés. • En mai 2008, ilsont divorcé et elle a volé tout son argent. (The verb “divorcer” is not reflexive, like “se marier” or “se séparer”, and it is never followed by a direct object.)

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