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Jérôme se lève?1919LEÇON

B Les verbes réfléchis p. 293

A L’usage de l’article défini avec les parties du corps p. 292

C La construction: je me lave les mains p. 296

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Jérôme se lève?1919LEÇON

A L’usage de l’article défini avec les parties du corps p. 292

Note the use of the definite article in the sentences below.

J’ai les cheveux bruns. I have brown hair. (My hair is brown.)Tu as les yeux bleus. You have blue eyes. (Your eyes are blue.)

Lève la main. Raise your hand.Ferme les yeux. Close your eyes.

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In French, parts of the body are usually introduced by the DEFINITE article le, la, or les, and not by a possessive adjective as in English.

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Jérôme se lève?1919LEÇON

B Les verbes réfléchis p. 293

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Getting up, washing, and getting dressed are activities that we do every day. In French, these activities are expressed by REFLEXIVE VERBS.

Note the forms of the French reflexive verbs in the sentences below.

Je me lève à sept heures. I get up at seven.Tu te laves. You wash up.Nous nous habillons. We are getting dressed.

REFLEXIVE VERBS are formed according to the following pattern:

REFLEXIVE VERB = REFLEXIVE PRONOUN + VERB

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B Les verbes réfléchis p. 293

Note the forms of the reflexive verb se laver (to wash up):

laveje melavestu te

laveil/elle/on se

lavonsnous nouslavezvous vous

lave pasje ne me

laverse

laventIls/elles se

laves?Est-ce que tu te

INFINITIVE

PRESENT

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

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B Les verbes réfléchis p. 293

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Note the forms of the reflexive verb s’habiller (to get dressed):

habilleje m’habillestu t’

habilleil/elle/on s’

habillonsnous noushabillezvous vous

habille pasje ne m’

habillers’

habillentIls/elles s’

habilles?Est-ce que tu t’

INFINITIVE

PRESENT

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

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B Les verbes réfléchis p. 293

Reflexive pronouns come immediately BEFORE the verb.

Note that me, te, and se become m’, t’, and s’ before a vowel sound.

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Reflexive pronouns represent the same person as the SUBJECT.

Éric se lave. Éric is washing (himself).

Nous nous habillons. We are getting (ourselves) dressed.

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C La construction: je me lave les mains p. 296

Note the use of reflexive verbs and the definite article.

To describe actions that one performs on one’s body, French speakers use the construction:

Je me lave les mains. I am washing my hands.

Tu te laves la figure. You are washing your face.

Stéphanie se brosse les dents. Stéphanie is brushing her teeth.

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SUBJECT + REFLEXIVE VERB + DEFINITE ARTICLE + PART OF THE BODY

Je me lave les cheveux.