In French, many verbs are used with a subject pronoun AND another pronoun—sometimes called a reflexive pronoun. Although this second pronoun is often not translated into other languages, it nevertheless expresses a nuance in the way the action is perceived.

For example: s’asseoir—"to sit down," "to sit (oneself) down"

Although we do not view the action of sitting down as reflecting back on the subject, we do have in English similar ways of indicating that the principal beneficiary of the action is the subject: "please be seated," "seat yourself."

Below you will find two other examples of reflexive verbs (se lever—"to get up" and se réveiller—"to wake up") used in sentences:
 

The reflexive pronouns for a fully conjugated verb look as follows:
 

*Note the spelling changes.

In general, the subject pronoun precedes the reflexive pronoun:
 

In commands, the subject pronoun is dropped. For pronominal verbs, the reflexive pronoun is added after the verb and connected with a hyphen:
 

Here is a list of common pronominal verbs:
 

EXAMPLES
 

Examples of Pronominal Verbs

• Asseyez-vous, s'il vous plaît. J'en ai pour deux minutes.
• Comment vous appelez-vous?
• Je me lève d'habitude vers sept heures le matin.