Si
“Si” is a little French word that mainly corresponds to three
little English words: "if," "so," and "yes."
Although these are three very different words, it’s
usually easy to tell which one of these “si” is referring to
in context of the sentence.
Si = If
Eg:- Je ne sais pas si je veux aller au restaurant
(I don't know if I want to go to the
Si = So
Je suis si fatigué(e).
(I'm so tired.)
Si = Yes
“Si” is one of the many ways to say ‘yes’, along with
the ever reliable “oui”.
“Si”, however, is used in a very specific situation,
when you are contradicting someone who has
made a negative statement.
“Si” can also be used to reply to a negative question or
a statement with a "yes!"
Eg:- Tu ne vas pas venir?
Si, je vais venir.
(You're not going to
come?
Yes, I am going to
come.)
Eg:- Aarna n'est pas prête.
Si, si!
(Aarna isn't ready.
Yes, yes!)
1. Vous êtes mariée?
- Oui, je suis
mariée
2. Vous êtes mariée?
- Non, je ne suis pas
mariée
3. Vous n’êtes pas mariée?
- Si, je suis mariée
Les Verbes pronominaux
(Pronominal Verbs)
“Reflexive” means “reflecting”. It shows that the action is
carried out on the person who is doing the action.
“Reflexive verb” is an alternative name for “pronominal verbs”
The grammatical term "pronominal" means "relating to/
having a pronoun."
We already know that conjugated verbs always need a
subject pronoun, but pronominal verbs need a
reflexive pronoun as well.
English doesn’t have pronominal verbs as such. We can
translate “Je m’habille” as "I’m dressing myself," but we’re far
more likely to say "I’m getting dressed" – the fact that myself
is understood. This is not the case in French.
If you’re dressing yourself, you need the reflexive pronoun,
because without it, you’re automatically saying that you’re
dressing someone else.
Pronominal verbs have a special pronoun before the verb:
“me, te, se, nous, vous, se” (in addition to the French
subject pronoun “je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles”)
that agrees with the subject
Conjugating pronominal verbs:The infinitive of pronominal verbs is preceded by the
impersonal reflexive pronoun “se”, which must change to
agree with the subject of the verb.
The verb itself is conjugated as usual according to
whether it’s regular, irregular, or stem-changing.
Se relaxer - to relax
Pronom sujet
Je
me
Conjugated verb
relaxe
Tu
te
relaxes
IL/Elle/On
se
relaxe
Nous
nous
relaxons
Vous
vous
relaxez
ILs/Elles
se
relaxent