Reflexive Verbs

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Reflexive Verbs

[frank shale]

I just want to know how to use the reflexive verbs in French

Me
Te
Se
Nous
Vous
Se

if im not mistaken

i know it means myself, theirselves, herself...

but when is it appropriate to use them

because its not always used

[somber mortar]

you can see it as a little word that change the meaning of the verb
sometimes it's indeed for a reflexive action (je lave = i wash, je me lave = "i wash myself")
sometimes it has a whole other meaning (e.g. lever = to raise, se lever = to get up)

[left torrent]

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/pronominal-verbs/

This article breaks down the different types well. It doesn't always correspond to a "myself" or "themselves" in English!

Basically: you can add the reflexive pronoun to show a verb is reflexive (acting on the subject itself) or reciprocal (two subjects acting on each other).
Some verbs are just inherently reflexive and that's just how the language works, can't read into the meaning because it's arbitrary.
And some verbs change meaning and usage entirely when they're reflexive, for example agir vs s'agir

[frank shale]

thank you guys sm