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Conjugation
Objective: Use nuanced pronominal verbs to describe complex events and situations accurately, distinguishing them from their non-pronominal counterparts.
| Base verb | Pronominal form | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| passer | se passer | to pass / to happen |
| douter | se douter | to doubt / to suspect |
| servir | se servir de | to serve / to use |
| rendre | se rendre | to give back / to go to |
| tromper | se tromper |
Douter means to doubt and takes the subjunctive after que, while se douter means to suspect and takes the indicative.
Se passer means to happen, while passer in the sense of to go past is a motion verb that takes the auxiliary être.
A bare pronominal fragment meaning to suspect, ready to be attached to a clause introduced by que.
A bare pronominal fragment meaning to take care of, ready to be attached to a noun phrase.
Se passer means to happen, and it differs sharply from passer meaning to go past.
Se douter means to suspect, while douter means to doubt and takes the subjunctive.
Se servir de means to use, while servir means to serve.
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| to deceive / to be mistaken |
| occuper | s'occuper de | to occupy / to take care of |
Se rappeler takes a direct object, while se souvenir is the verb that requires de before its complement.
The expression se rendre compte de keeps the participle invariable, since compte is the direct object and follows the verb.
In the reciprocal meaning of se parler, the pronoun is an indirect object, so the participle remains invariable.
Se rendre means to go to a place, while rendre means to give something back.
The reciprocal use presents a mutual action, and the participle agrees with the plural direct object pronoun.
The passive pronominal replaces the ordinary passive and keeps the agent out of the sentence.