Verbes pronominaux subjectifs
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Several dozen verbs require a reflexive pronoun but are neither reflexive nor reciprocal. These verbs use the reflexive pronoun to create a meaning different from (though often related to) the meaning of their non-pronominal siblings.
Par exemple…
Ils s’entendent bien. | They get along well. | |
Je me dépêche. | I’m hurrying. | |
Elle s’appelle Laurence. | Her name is Laurence. |
Most common French idiomatic pronominal verbs*
Here are the most common verbes pronominaux subjectifs with their non-pronominal meanings.
Non-pronominal meaning | |||
s’en aller | to go away | to go | |
s’amuser | to have a good time | to amuse | |
s’apercevoir | to notice | to glimpse, perceive | |
s’appeler | to be named | to call | |
s’approprier | to appropriate, take over | to suit, adapt to | |
s’attendre (à) | to expect | to wait for | |
se débrouiller | to manage, get by | to disentangle | |
se demander | to wonder | to ask | |
se dépêcher | to hurry | to send quickly | |
se dérouler | to happen, take place | to unroll, unwind | |
se diriger vers | to head toward | to run, be in charge of | |
se douter | to suspect | to doubt | |
s’éclater | to have a blast (informal) | to blow up, explode | |
s’éclipser | to slip away/out | to eclipse, overshadow | |
s’ennuyer | to be bored | to bother | |
s’entendre | to get along | to hear | |
se faire à | to get used to | to do, make | |
se figurer | to imagine, picture | to represent, to appear | |
s’habituer à | to get used to | to get in the habit of | |
s’installer | to settle in (to a home, job) | to install | |
se joindre à | to join (a group) | to join, connect 2 things | |
se mettre à | to begin to | to place, put | |
se passer | to happen | to pass, go by | |
se perdre | to get lost | to lose | |
se plaindre | to complain | to pity, begrudge | |
s’y prendre | to set about doing something | to take | |
se refuser de | to deny oneself (the opportunity) | to refuse | |
se rendre à | to go to | to return | |
se rendre compte de | to realize | to account for | |
s’en retourner | to journey back | to return | |
se réunir | to meet, get together | to gather, collect | |
se saisir de | to seize, to take up (an issue) | to grab, take hold of | |
se servir de | to use, make use of | to serve | |
se tromper | to be mistaken | to deceive | |
se trouver | to be located | to find |
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