manouilya

[dusk slate]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[hollow grotto]

for example, instead of saying "je me lave..." i would like to say "je lave ma voiture"

[zealous bramble]

Certain ones, for sure. But there are some that are exclusively used pronominally, like s'emparer

And because you mentioned this one specifically, yes, laver can be used either way

[hollow grotto]

I see

I know reading elsewhere that non-reflexive verbs can be used reflexively to show action towards themselves (se parler) but would it make sense to French people if I tried speaking non-reflexively to indicate actions that don’t necessarily involve myself, such as “j’empare du ville”?

[zealous bramble]

no, that would be weird

[hollow grotto]

:(

[torpid turret]

also ville is feminine so it's de la ville