phonso (corrigez-moi pls 🥲)

[twilit rampart]

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[remote oasis]

se fier à qqn = trust someone

the reflexive pronoun changes according to the subject even though the verb isn't conjugated here

[silk urchin]

why

[silk urchin]

so if i wanted to say 'je peux me fier à toi' is that a correct way of saying i can trust u

[remote oasis]

The reflexive pronoun reflects the subject so it will always change accordingly whereas verbs are only conjugated once

[silk urchin]

and is this 'se fier' used commonly or

[remote oasis]

Exactly

[silk urchin]

can i get away with forgetting about it

like is it used by french ppl often

[remote oasis]

Pretty commonly, there isn't another way to say 'I trust you' other than « se fier à qqn » AFAIK

[silk urchin]

ffs

alr thank u

[simple vigil]

There are 4 ways to say it

I think faire confiance à quelqu’un is the most common one

[remote oasis]

Yeah but the meaning is different

[simple vigil]

To say “I trust you”?

[remote oasis]

I understood the sentence as, 'I think we can believe in him' which would prompt « se fier à qqn »

'to trust' covers several other meanings which the rest play into

« faire confiance à qqn » is closer to 'to rely on someone'

« espérer » is closer to 'to hope'

[simple vigil]

Croire en quelqu’un is commonly used for this too

[remote oasis]

I'm missing one more

[simple vigil]

And compter sur quelqu’un implies that you believe in them to do something

Tu peux le faire, on compte sur toi

On croit en toi

[remote oasis]

oh yeah

[remote oasis]

I'd put that with « faire confiance » but sure

[simple vigil]

I think those two are more common than se fier à quelqu’un but I’ve got no resources to back that up at the moment

It’s just from my personal experience I’ve seen them more

Anyway we might’ve derailed, @silk urchin I hope this didn’t confuse you, Bertie gave you a good answer

[silk urchin]

dont worry bro french cant confuse me any more

im like

in the trenches

[simple vigil]

I’m finally one of the bros 😎

[silk urchin]

need someone to hypnotise me into understanding this language