{"id":334,"date":"2024-02-29T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/?post_type=chapter&p=334"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:40:14","slug":"6-8-structure-verbes-pronominaux","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/chapter\/6-8-structure-verbes-pronominaux\/","title":{"raw":"6.8: Structure - Verbes pronominaux","rendered":"6.8: Structure – Verbes pronominaux"},"content":{"raw":"

In this section, you will learn how to conjugate reflexive verbs<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\r\n
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Verbes\u00a0pronominaux \u00e0\u00a0sens r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi<\/h3>\r\n
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We know that the subject of a verb is the person or thing that is performing the verb's action. The object of a verb is the person or thing acted upon or affected by that action. Here's an example in English:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sujet<\/th>\r\nVerbe<\/th>\r\nObjet<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
The dog<\/td>\r\nbites<\/td>\r\nthe man.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
The man<\/td>\r\nbites<\/td>\r\nthe dog.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

As we see here, the difference between subject and object depends on who or what is performing the action and who or what is affected by the action.<\/p>\r\n

When the subject of a verb is the same as the object of the verb, we have a reflexive verb (un verbe r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi<\/strong>). For example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Verbes r\u00e9fl\u00e9chis<\/caption>\r\n
Sujet<\/th>\r\nVerbe<\/th>\r\nObjet<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
He<\/td>\r\nwashes<\/td>\r\nhimself.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
I<\/td>\r\nlove<\/td>\r\nmyself.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
They<\/td>\r\nlook at<\/td>\r\nthemselves (in the mirror).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

In French, many of our daily routines and acts of personal hygiene are expressed with reflexive verbs. Here are the most common ones:<\/p>\r\n