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What is 'se' in French?

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"se" is the reflexive pronoun of the third person in singular or plural for "he", "she" or "them". It can be interpreted as "himself", "herself", "itself" or "themselves".

It is mostly used as a complement to some pronominal verbs and can change the usual meaning of such verbs. For instance:

  • "il passe" = "he passes (along)" ; "il se passe (quelque chose)" = "(something) happens"
  • "elle trompa" = "she deceived" ; "elle se trompa" = "she made a mistake"
  • "ils sentent (quelque chose)" = "they smell (something)" ; "ils se sentent (bien)" = "they feel (great)"

"se" has a spelling similar to the possessive "son" (his) or "sa" (her), from back when French used declensions like Latin. Old remnants of such declensions can still be found in such pronuns, such as "il/le/lui" (he/him/him).

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