Welcome to French reflexive verbs! Reflexive verbs are special verbs where the subject performs an action on itself. They are easily identified by the word 'se' that appears before the infinitive form of the verb. For example, 'se laver' means 'to wash oneself'.
Reflexive verbs require special pronouns called reflexive pronouns. These pronouns must agree with the subject of the sentence. For 'je', we use 'me' or 'm apostrophe'. For 'tu', we use 'te' or 't apostrophe'. For 'il', 'elle', or 'on', we use 'se' or 's apostrophe'. For 'nous', we use 'nous'. For 'vous', we use 'vous'. And for 'ils' or 'elles', we use 'se' or 's apostrophe'.
Let's look at some common reflexive verbs used in daily life. 'Se lever' means to get up from bed. 'Se laver' means to wash oneself. 'S'habiller' means to get dressed. 'Se brosser les dents' means to brush one's teeth. 'Se coucher' means to go to bed. And 'se réveiller' means to wake up. These verbs describe actions we do to ourselves every day.
Let's see how to conjugate a reflexive verb. Using 'se lever', which means 'to get up', we conjugate it like this: 'Je me lève', 'Tu te lèves', 'Il or Elle se lève', 'Nous nous levons', 'Vous vous levez', 'Ils or Elles se lèvent'. Notice that the reflexive pronoun always comes before the verb in the sentence.
To summarize what we've learned about French reflexive verbs: They show actions that the subject performs on itself. They are identified by 'se' before the infinitive. They require reflexive pronouns that match the subject. The pronouns are always placed before the conjugated verb. And they are very common in daily routine vocabulary.