{"id":118787,"date":"2023-06-09T00:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/french-reflexive-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T05:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:25:08","slug":"french-reflexive-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-reflexive-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"French Reflexive Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reflexive pronouns are a staple in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French grammar<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But<em> ne te d\u00e9courage pas<\/em>\u00a0(don&#8217;t get discouraged)! See that little <em>te<\/em> there? Cute, right? It&#8217;s a reflexive pronoun.<\/p>\n<p>And they&#8217;re everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>So let&#8217;s talk about how you can master them, shall we? We&#8217;ll cover five tips to help you feel more confident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>What Are Reflexive Pronouns and How Are They Used?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reflexive pronouns<\/strong> are pronouns that accompany <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-pronominal-verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pronominal verbs<\/a>. In their infinitive form, pronominal verbs appear with the reflexive pronoun\u00a0<em>se\u00a0<\/em>(he\/she\/it). For example, as in <em>se br\u00fbler<\/em> (to burn oneself), or <em>s&#8217;habiller\u00a0<\/em>(to get dressed).<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, you&#8217;re already surrounded by reflexive pronouns. <em>Je m&#8217;appelle\u00a0___\u00a0<\/em>(my name is___) is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/simple-french-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the first sentences<\/a> many students of French learn to say. It contains the reflexive verb<em> s&#8217;appeller <\/em>(to call oneself) and the reflexive pronoun <em>me\u00a0<\/em>(me, myself).<\/p>\n<h3>The Different Kinds of Pronominal Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Pronominal verbs come in three varieties: <strong>reflexive, reciprocal<\/strong> and <strong>idiomatic<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reflexive verbs<\/strong> are used when the\u00a0subject performs the action on itself. Examples include <em>s&#8217;asseoir<\/em> (to sit down), <em>s&#8217;habiller\u00a0<\/em>(to dress oneself\/to get dressed) and <em>se r\u00e9veiller<\/em>\u00a0(to wake up).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reciprocal verbs<\/strong> are used to express action between more than one person. Examples include <em>s&#8217;aimer<\/em> (to love each other), <em>se disputer<\/em> (to argue) and <em>se regarder<\/em>\u00a0(to look at each other).\u00a0Reciprocal verbs involve more than one subject.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Idiomatic verbs<\/strong>\u00a0are neither reflexive nor reciprocal in the literal sense. They just are the way they are and mean what they mean. Examples include<em> s&#8217;amuser <\/em>(to have fun)<em>, se souvenir de<\/em> (to remember) and <em>se taire\u00a0<\/em>(to be quiet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Introducing the Reflexive Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>So back to these reflexive pronouns: we&#8217;re interested in the little bit that comes before the <em>-er\/-ir\/-re<\/em>\u00a0part of the verb, the part that serves to reiterate the verb&#8217;s subject. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at our main cast of characters, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1894444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1894444\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>me\/m'<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">me, myself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>te\/t'<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you, yourself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>se\/s'<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">him(self), her(self), it(self)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>nous<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">us, ourselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>vous<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">you, yourself, yourselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em><strong>se\/s'<\/strong><\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">them, themselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take note<\/strong>: For the first, second and third person singular, as well as third person plural, a contracted form of the pronoun is used when it precedes a vowel or an\u00a0<em>h\u00a0<\/em><i>muet\u00a0<\/i>(silent h).<\/p>\n<h2>5 Tips for Mastering French Reflexive Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t sweat it. Just follow these 5 simple rules and you&#8217;ll be a pro at French reflexive pronouns in no time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>1. Always Agree With Number and Gender<\/h3>\n<p>To it put another way, there must always be agreement between the reflexive pronoun and the subject of the verb with regard to number and gender. Let&#8217;s look at some sentences, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1904444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1904444\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Je <strong>me<\/strong> l\u00e8ve.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">I wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Tu <strong>te<\/strong>\u00a0l\u00e8ves.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">You wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Il\/elle\/on <strong>se<\/strong>\u00a0l\u00e8ve.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">He\/she\/it wakes up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Nous <strong>nous<\/strong> levons.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">We wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Vous <strong>vous<\/strong> levez.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">You wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><em>Ils\/elles <strong>se<\/strong> l\u00e8vent.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">They wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You see? Pronominal verbs are conjugated just like regular, non-pronominal verbs. They just need to have the corresponding reflexive pronoun slotted in.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Watch Your Word Order<\/h3>\n<p>For the most part, and as you&#8217;ll have noticed above, <strong>the reflexive pronoun will precede the verb directly, regardless of tense, mood or verb form<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s take a look at some more examples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1924444\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1924444\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><em>Futur\u00a0proche<\/em>\u00a0(near future)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Je\u00a0vais <strong>me<\/strong> lever t\u00f4t\u00a0demain.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">I am going to wake up early tomorrow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><em>Futur simple<\/em>\u00a0(simple future)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Tu\u00a0<strong>t'<\/strong>amuseras.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">You will have fun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><em>Imparfait<\/em> (imperfect)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><em>Nous\u00a0<strong>nous<\/strong>\u00a0asseyions.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">We were sitting down.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, when we&#8217;re using the negative<strong>,\u00a0the\u00a0<em>ne<\/em> precedes the reflexive pronoun and the\u00a0<em>pas\u00a0<\/em>follows the verb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Je <strong>ne<\/strong>\u00a0me\u00a0l\u00e8verai\u00a0<strong>pas<\/strong> t\u00f4t demain.<\/em> \u2014 I will not wake up early tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Vous\u00a0<strong>ne<\/strong>\u00a0vous lavez\u00a0<strong>pas<\/strong>\u00a0les mains.<\/em> \u2014 You (all) didn&#8217;t wash your hands.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Pay Attention to the Imperative Switch<\/h3>\n<p>There are some exceptions to the\u00a0aforementioned rule about word order. Indeed, what would a French grammar lesson be without exceptions?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-imperative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the imperative mood,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0reflexive pronoun is placed after the verb and is preceded by a hyphen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Levez<strong>-vous<\/strong> ! \u2014 <\/em>Wake up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Habillez<strong>-vous<\/strong> ! \u2014 <\/em>Get dressed!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another switch takes place in the imperative for\u00a0the\u00a0first and second person\u00a0singular\u00a0pronouns, <em>me <\/em>and<em>\u00a0te:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>They become<em>\u00a0<\/em>the stressed pronouns\u00a0<i>moi<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>toi.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>L\u00e8ve<strong>-toi<\/strong> ! \u2014 <\/em>Get up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Coiffe<strong>-moi<\/strong> ! \u2014 <\/em>Do my hair!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take note:<\/strong> The &#8220;s&#8221; in the conjugated form disappears from the\u00a0<em>tu\u00a0<\/em>form, a basic rule for the imperative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In negative<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>commands with pronominal verbs<\/strong>, the reflexive pronoun returns to its rightful place in front\u00a0of the verb and the subject pronouns\u00a0<em>tu,\u00a0nous\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0vous\u00a0<\/em>are dropped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Ne <strong>t&#8217;<\/strong>assieds pas ! \u2014 <\/em>Don&#8217;t sit down!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Ne <strong>vous<\/strong> levez pas !<\/em> \u2014 Don&#8217;t get up!<\/p>\n<p>Want practice? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laits.utexas.edu\/tex\/gr\/tai1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this quiz on the imperative mood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Be Aware of Other Ways Things Can Get Messy<\/h3>\n<p>For compound tenses, such as the <em>pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0(the past perfect), pronomical verbs take the auxiliary<em> \u00eatre\u00a0<\/em>(to be) and the reflexive pronoun precedes the auxiliary.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/laits.utexas.edu\/tex\/gr\/tap4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this fill-in-the blank quiz<\/a>\u00a0to make sure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-past-participle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your past tense game<\/a> is on point.<\/p>\n<p>Agreement of the past participle with the reflexive pronoun\u00a0occurs<strong> when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-object-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">direct object<\/a>\u00a0is placed in front of the verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, the reflexive pronoun is a direct object:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Nous nous sommes lav\u00e9<strong>s<\/strong>. \u2014 <\/em>We (each) washed ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u00a0did we wash? Ourselves. The direct object is <em>nous.\u00a0<\/em>Since it appears before the verb, agreement takes place, hence the &#8220;s&#8221; tacked onto the past participle.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no agreement of the past particle with the reflexive pronoun<b>\u00a0when the<\/b>\u00a0<b>direct object\u00a0<\/b><strong>is placed <em>after<\/em> the verb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Nous nous sommes bross\u00e9 les dents.<\/em> \u2014 We brushed our teeth.<\/p>\n<p>What did we brush? <em>Les dents<\/em> (teeth), which appears after the verb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When dealing with reflexive pronouns in negative sentences that involve compound tenses, <\/strong>the\u00a0<em>ne<\/em>\u00a0precedes the reflexive pronoun and\u00a0<em>pas\u00a0<\/em>goes in between the appropriately conjugated form of\u00a0<em>\u00eatre\u00a0<\/em>and the past participle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Je ne me suis pas lev\u00e9 tard.<\/em> \u2014 I didn&#8217;t wake up late.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Respect the Difference Between\u00a0<em>Se <\/em>and<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Le<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not hard to mix up the\u00a0third person singular reflexive pronoun\u00a0<em>se<\/em>\u00a0with the direct object pronoun\u00a0<em>le. <\/em>As mentioned above, the reflexive pronoun is oftentimes a direct object itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Certain verbs can be reflexive or non\u2010reflexive, depending upon whom or what the action is performed. For example <em>faire\u00a0<\/em>(to do, to make) can become\u00a0<em>se faire<\/em> (to make oneself):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Marie<strong> se <\/strong>fait\u00a0\u00e0 manger. \u2014<\/em>\u00a0Marie makes herself something to eat.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also another possibility:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Marie fait un sandwich.<\/em> \u2014 Marie makes a sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>What did Marie make? A sandwich. The direct object is sandwich, so we use the direct object pronoun <em>le<\/em> to get:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><i>Marie <strong>le<\/strong> fait. \u2014 <\/i>Marie makes it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p> \r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! 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For example, if the sentence is in the present tense, change it to the <em>pass\u00e9\u00a0compos\u00e9.\u00a0<\/em>Next, if you&#8217;re feeling feisty, negate your new sentences in the new tense.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen. <\/strong>Pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/listen-to-french-radio-station-to-learn-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a short radio broadcast<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>. Jot down the pronominal verbs you hear. Next, identify their types: reciprocal, reflexive, idiomatic.<b>\u00a0<\/b>This will require you to parse the\u00a0meaning of certain verbs that\u00a0can be reflexive or non\u2010reflexive, depending upon whom or what the action is performed. Can you hear the difference between\u00a0<i>servir\u00a0<\/i>(to serve) and <em>se servir<\/em> (to use)?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Talk yourself through it.\u00a0<\/strong>A great way to sharpen your speaking chops is to record yourself. Do the reflexive pronouns roll off your tongue or are you struggling to make yourself heard? A great exercise is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/how-to-think-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">talk about your morning routine<\/a>: &#8220;I wake up, I get dressed and I make myself something to eat&#8230;&#8221; and then talk about someone else&#8217;s. What did you do? What did you <em>not\u00a0<\/em>do, and when?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This should jump-start you on your journey to reflexive pronoun mastery.<\/p>\n<p>Just be sure to practice, and <em>amuse-toi bien<\/em>\u00a0(have fun)!<\/p>\n<p>And <em>ne te d\u00e9courage\u00a0pas !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\n\tIf you like learning French at your own pace and from the comfort of your device, I have to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tell you about FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU makes it easier (and way more fun) to learn French by making real content like movies and series accessible to learners. You can check out FluentU's curated video library, or <strong>bring our learning tools directly to Netflix or YouTube<\/strong> with the FluentU Chrome extension. \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-French-video-library-in-app.jpg\" alt=\"learn-french-with-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOne of the features I find most helpful is the <strong>interactive captions<\/strong>\u2014you can tap on any word to see its meaning, an image, pronunciation, and other examples from different contexts. 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