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Verbes pronominaux
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The grammatical term 'pronominal' means 'relating to a pronoun.' You already know that conjugated verbs always need a subject pronoun (except in the case of the imperative), but pronominal verbs need a reflexive pronoun as well.
Par exemple…
| Ils se sont mariés. | They got married. |
| Je me lève. | I'm getting up. |
| Tu t'endors. | You're falling asleep. |
English doesn't have pronominal verbs per se. We can translate Je m'habille as 'I'm dressing myself,' but we're far more likely to say 'I'm getting dressed' – the fact that it's myself is implicitly understood. This is not the case in French. If you're dressing yourself, you need the reflexive pronoun, because without it, you're automatically saying that you're dressing someone else.
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French students first learn about reflexive verbs, but those are only one of four types of pronominal verbs. Click on the lessons for more information and a list of common verbs:
- Reflexive verbs – subject acts on itself
- Reciprocal verbs – subjects act on one another
- Idiomatic pronominal verbs – reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of the verb
- Essentially pronominal verbs – verb can only be used pronominally
Many French verbs can be used reflexively and reciprocally as well as non-pronominally.
Par exemple…
| Nous nous voyons dans la glace. | We see ourselves in the mirror. |
| Nous nous voyons tous les jours. | We see each other every day. |
| Nous voyons beaucoup de films. | We see lots of movies. |
Conjugating pronominal verbs
The infinitive of pronominal verbs is preceded by the impersonal reflexive pronoun se, which must change to agree with the subject of the verb. The verb itself is conjugated as usual according to whether it's regular, irregular, or stem-changing.
| se raser – to shave | se souvenir – to remember | se lever – to get up |
| je me rase | je me souviens | je me lève |
| tu te rases | tu te souviens | tu te lèves |
| il se rase | il se souvient | il se lève |
| nous nous rasons | nous nous souvenons | nous nous levons |
| vous vous rasez | vous vous souvenez | vous vous levez |
| ils se rasent | ils se souviennent | ils se lèvent |
The reflexive pronoun has to match the subject in all tenses and moods.
Par exemple…
| Future | Je me lèverai. | I will get up. |
| Passé composé | Je me suis levé. | I got up. |
| Infinitive | Je vais me lever. | I'm going to get up. |
| Present participle | En me levant | While getting up |
In addition, pronominal verbs usually require agreement in the compound conjugations.
Rgardless of whether it's specified in the dictionary, most transitive verbs, e.g., pincer (to pinch) and blesser (to wound), can be used pronominally. When used this way, these verbs follow the same conjugation rules as 'official' pronominal verbs.
Related lessons
- Introduction to French verbs
En español
- Verbos pronominales
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Verbes pronominaux réciproques
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Reciprocal verbs are a type of pronominal verb, meaning they have both a subject pronoun and a reflexive pronoun. In the case of reciprocal verbs, the reflexive pronoun indicates that the action of the verb is exchanged between two or more subjects acting upon each other.
Par exemple…
| Les aigles se regardent. | The eagles are looking at each other. |
| Nous nous connaissons. | We know each other. |
| Ils se parlent souvent. | They often talk to one another. |
Most common French reciprocal verbs
Occasionnellement Synonyme
The grammatical term 'pronominal' means 'relating to a pronoun.' You already know that conjugated verbs always need a subject pronoun (except in the case of the imperative), but pronominal verbs need a reflexive pronoun as well.
Par exemple…
| Ils se sont mariés. | They got married. |
| Je me lève. | I'm getting up. |
| Tu t'endors. | You're falling asleep. |
English doesn't have pronominal verbs per se. We can translate Je m'habille as 'I'm dressing myself,' but we're far more likely to say 'I'm getting dressed' – the fact that it's myself is implicitly understood. This is not the case in French. If you're dressing yourself, you need the reflexive pronoun, because without it, you're automatically saying that you're dressing someone else.
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French students first learn about reflexive verbs, but those are only one of four types of pronominal verbs. Click on the lessons for more information and a list of common verbs:
- Reflexive verbs – subject acts on itself
- Reciprocal verbs – subjects act on one another
- Idiomatic pronominal verbs – reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of the verb
- Essentially pronominal verbs – verb can only be used pronominally
Many French verbs can be used reflexively and reciprocally as well as non-pronominally.
Par exemple…
| Nous nous voyons dans la glace. | We see ourselves in the mirror. |
| Nous nous voyons tous les jours. | We see each other every day. |
| Nous voyons beaucoup de films. | We see lots of movies. |
Conjugating pronominal verbs
The infinitive of pronominal verbs is preceded by the impersonal reflexive pronoun se, which must change to agree with the subject of the verb. The verb itself is conjugated as usual according to whether it's regular, irregular, or stem-changing.
| se raser – to shave | se souvenir – to remember | se lever – to get up |
| je me rase | je me souviens | je me lève |
| tu te rases | tu te souviens | tu te lèves |
| il se rase | il se souvient | il se lève |
| nous nous rasons | nous nous souvenons | nous nous levons |
| vous vous rasez | vous vous souvenez | vous vous levez |
| ils se rasent | ils se souviennent | ils se lèvent |
The reflexive pronoun has to match the subject in all tenses and moods.
Par exemple…
| Future | Je me lèverai. | I will get up. |
| Passé composé | Je me suis levé. | I got up. |
| Infinitive | Je vais me lever. | I'm going to get up. |
| Present participle | En me levant | While getting up |
In addition, pronominal verbs usually require agreement in the compound conjugations.
Rgardless of whether it's specified in the dictionary, most transitive verbs, e.g., pincer (to pinch) and blesser (to wound), can be used pronominally. When used this way, these verbs follow the same conjugation rules as 'official' pronominal verbs.
Related lessons
- Introduction to French verbs
En español
- Verbos pronominales
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Verbes pronominaux réciproques
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Reciprocal verbs are a type of pronominal verb, meaning they have both a subject pronoun and a reflexive pronoun. In the case of reciprocal verbs, the reflexive pronoun indicates that the action of the verb is exchanged between two or more subjects acting upon each other.
Par exemple…
| Les aigles se regardent. | The eagles are looking at each other. |
| Nous nous connaissons. | We know each other. |
| Ils se parlent souvent. | They often talk to one another. |
Most common French reciprocal verbs
Occasionnellement Synonyme
| s'adorer | to adore one another / each other |
| s'aimer | to love one another |
| s'apercevoir | to see one another |
| s'appeler | to call one another |
| se battre | to fight with one another |
| se chercher | to look for one another |
| se comprendre | to understand one another |
| se connaître | to know one another |
| se croiser | to cross, pass one another |
| se détester | to hate one another |
| se dire | to tell one another |
| se disputer | to argue with one another over/about |
| s'écrire | to write to one another |
| s'embrasser | to kiss one another |
| s'entendre | to get along, agree with one another |
| se nuire | to harm one another |
| se parler | to talk to one another |
| se promettre | to promise one another |
| se quereller | to quarrel with one another |
| se quitter | to leave one another |
| se regarder | to look at one another |
| se rencontrer | to meet one another |
| se sourire | to smile at one another |
| se suffire | to suffice, be enough for one another |
| se téléphoner | to call one another |
| se voir | to see one another |
Note that most of these verbs can also be reflexive. To stress the reciprocal nature of the verb, you can include something like
- l'un l'autre – one another
- mutuellement – mutually
- réciproquement – reciprocally
- entre nous/vous/eux – between us/you/them
All of the above verbs require a reflexive pronoun when they indicate that the subjects are acting upon one another. But remember than they can also be used non-reflexively, to express the verb's action directed at someone or something else (or nothing, in the case of intransitive verbs).
En comparaison…
| Ils se regardent. | vs | Ils regardent la télé. |
| They're looking at each other. | They're looking at the TV. | |
| Vous vous souriez. | vs | Vous souriez. |
| You're smiling at each other. | You're smiling. |
Reciprocal verbs are just one type of pronominal verb. See the main lesson on pronominal verbs for details on using reciprocal verbs in different tenses and moods.
Related lessons
- Subject pronouns
Occasionnellement In English
En español
- Verbos recíprocos
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