These pronouns<\/a><\/strong> can be:<\/p>\n For example, take the verb se nourrir<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, which is another way to say manger<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(to eat), similar to the English verb to nourish, to feed<\/strong> (oneself.)<\/strong><\/p>\n You would say:<\/p>\n The previous example showed a special type of verbes pronominaux<\/em><\/strong>, namely a verbe pronominal <\/em><\/strong>with a\u00a0direct object<\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There are other cases where the pronominal verb has\u00a0un object indirect.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Take for example the verb se raser <\/em><\/strong><\/span>(to shave) with the object la barbe <\/em><\/strong>(the beard): se raser la barbe <\/em><\/strong>(to shave one’s beard):<\/p>\n Finally, notice that some verbs are conjugated in both forms: la forme pronominale\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(pronominal form) and la forme non<\/span>-pronominale <\/em><\/strong>(non-pronominal form.)<\/p>\n It can also be non<\/span>-pronominal: “le barbier<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0rase le client<\/strong><\/em>” (“the barber shave the client”), or as in the French expression “raser les murs<\/strong><\/em>” (“To hug the walls”, meaning to “try to walk undetected in the street.”)<\/p>\n Other verbs are exclusively pronominal: se moquer <\/em><\/strong>(to poke fun <at someone>);\u00a0se souvenir<\/strong><\/em> (to remember); s’en aller<\/strong><\/em> (to leave), etc.<\/p>\n We’ll go in an upcoming post over more French verbs which are always pronominaux <\/em><\/strong>(pronominal.)<\/p>\n In the meantime, don’t forget to take a look at our great Transparent Language<\/strong> tools for learning French, you may find just what you need to improve your fran\u00e7ais <\/em>skills<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n We also have “Open House<\/a>” events<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n ________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 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.) You would say…<\/p>\n\n
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