Reflexive Verbs

Question 1

What does the verb s’entendre (avec) mean?

Answer 1

to get on (with)

This verb is often used in social contexts.

Question 2

How do you say ‘I get on (with)’ in French?

Answer 2

je m’entends (avec)

‘Je’ means ‘I’ in French.

Question 3

How do you say ‘you (singular, informal) get on (with)’ in French?

Answer 3

tu t’entends (avec)

‘Tu’ is the informal singular form of ‘you’.

Question 4

How do you say ‘he gets on (with)’ in French?

Answer 4

il s’entend (avec)

‘Il’ means ‘he’ in French.

Question 5

How do you say ‘she gets on (with)’ in French?

Answer 5

elle s’entend (avec)

‘Elle’ means ‘she’ in French.

Question 6

How do you say ‘one gets on (with) / we get on (with)’ in French?

Answer 6

on s’entend (avec)

‘On’ can mean ‘one’ or ‘we’ in conversational French.

Question 7

What is the conjugation for ‘me’ in the verb s’entendre?

Answer 7

me becomes m’

This is an example of elision in French.

Question 8

What is the conjugation for ‘te’ in the verb s’entendre?

Answer 8

te becomes t’

This is another example of elision in French.

Question 9

What is the conjugation for ‘se’ in the verb s’entendre?

Answer 9

se becomes s’

This reflects the reflexive nature of the verb.