{"id":16752,"date":"2012-09-27T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=16752"},"modified":"2017-10-20T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T11:55:58","slug":"how-to-understand-french-pronominal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/how-to-understand-french-pronominal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Understand French Pronominal Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong><em>Les verbes pronominaux <\/em><\/strong>are usually easily recognizable: They are accompanied by a pronoun which agrees with the subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">These <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/quickly-become-a-french-pro-of-les-pronoms-pronouns\/\">pronouns<\/a><\/strong> can be:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>me<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>te<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>se<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>nous<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>vous<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For example, take the verb <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>se nourrir<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, which is another way to say <strong><em>manger<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(to eat), similar to the English verb <strong>to nourish, to feed<\/strong> <strong>(oneself.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You would say:<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Je <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me<\/span> nourris <\/em><\/strong>(I feed myself.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Tu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">te<\/span> nourris<\/strong><\/em> (You feed yourself.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Il\/elle <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">se<\/span> nourrit<\/strong><\/em> (He\/she feeds herself.)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Nous <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nous<\/span> nourrissons <\/em><\/strong>(We feed ourselves.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Vous <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vous<\/span> nourrissez<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (You feed yourselves.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Ils <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">se<\/span> nourrissent <\/strong><\/em>(They feed themselves.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The previous example showed a special type of <strong><em>verbes pronominaux<\/em><\/strong>, namely a <strong><em>verbe pronominal <\/em><\/strong>with a\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">direct object<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">There are other cases where the pronominal verb has\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>un object indirect.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Take for example the verb <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>se raser <\/em><\/strong><\/span>(to shave) with the object <strong><em>la barbe <\/em><\/strong>(the beard): <strong><em>se raser la barbe <\/em><\/strong>(to shave one&#8217;s beard):<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Je <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me<\/span> rase la barbe <\/em><\/strong>(I shave my beard.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Tu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">te<\/span> rases la barbe<\/strong><\/em> (You shave your beard.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Il se rase la barbe<\/strong><\/em> (He shaves his beard.) Notice that I didn&#8217;t include &#8220;<strong><em>elle <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">se<\/span> rase la barbe<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0(&#8220;she shaves her beard&#8221;)&#8212;but I guess now I just did \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Nous nous rasons la barbe<\/strong><\/em> (We shave our beards.)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Vous vous rasez les barbes<\/strong><\/em> (You shave your beards.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Finally, notice that some verbs are conjugated in both forms: <strong><em>la forme pronominale\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(pronominal form) and <strong><em>la forme <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">non<\/span>-pronominale <\/em><\/strong>(non-pronominal form.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For example, the last verb we took, <strong><em>raser <\/em><\/strong>(to shave) can be pronominal, as we saw.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It can also be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">non<\/span>-pronominal: &#8220;<em><strong>le barbier<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>rase le client<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;the barber shave the client&#8221;), or as in the French expression &#8220;<em><strong>raser les murs<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;To hug the walls&#8221;, meaning to &#8220;try to walk undetected in the street.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Other verbs are exclusively pronominal: <strong><em>se moquer <\/em><\/strong>(to poke fun &lt;at someone&gt;);\u00a0<em><strong>se souvenir<\/strong><\/em> (to remember); <em><strong>s&#8217;en aller<\/strong><\/em> (to leave), etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We&#8217;ll go in an upcoming post over more French verbs which are always <strong><em>pronominaux <\/em><\/strong>(pronominal.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In the meantime, don&#8217;t forget to take a look at our great <strong>Transparent Language<\/strong> tools for learning French, you may find just what you need to improve your <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-french\/\"><em>fran\u00e7ais <\/em>skills<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">We also have &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/connect.transparent.com\/open-house-schedule\/\">Open House<\/a>&#8221; events<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Today<\/span>, jeudi (Thursday): September 27th,\u00a02012\u00a0at 12-12:30pm United States EDT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Jeudi<\/em> (Thursday) October 4th,\u00a02012\u00a0at 12-12:30pm United States EDT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Jeudi<\/em> (Thursday) October 11th,\u00a02012\u00a0at 12-12:30pm United States EDT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>See also our French Blog posts:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Quickly Become a \u201cFrench Pro\u201d of \u201cles PRONOMS\u201d (Pronouns)!\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/quickly-become-a-french-pro-of-les-pronoms-pronouns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Quickly Become a \u201cFrench Pro\u201d of \u201c<em>les PRONOMS<\/em>\u201d (Pronouns)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"French Grammar: How to Use the Pronoun \u201cOn\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-grammar-how-to-use-the-pronoun-on\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">French Grammar: How to Use the Pronoun \u201cOn\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/4761904894_c050f26265_z-350x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/4761904894_c050f26265_z-350x208.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/4761904894_c050f26265_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Les verbes pronominaux are usually easily recognizable: They are accompanied by a pronoun which agrees with the subject. These pronouns can be: me te se nous vous For example, take the verb se nourrir, which is another way to say manger\u00a0(to eat), similar to the English verb to nourish, to feed (oneself.) 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