French dictionary
se/sə/
pronoun · A2 · Frequency 66
pronouncommon
Meanings
oneself; each other
Third-person reflexive and reciprocal object pronoun.
Examples
Le chat se cache sous le canapé.
The cat is hiding under the sofa.
Les deux collègues se sont écrit après la réunion.
The two colleagues wrote to each other after the meeting.
Elle se lave les mains avant de cuisiner.
She washes her hands before cooking.
Collocations
- se regarder dans le miroirto look at oneself in the mirror
- se parler franchementto speak frankly to each other
- se comprendre mutuellementto understand each other
Common mistakes
Se film est intéressant.
Ce film est intéressant.
se is a reflexive pronoun and must function as the object of a verb; it cannot come before a noun as a determiner, so ce is required here.
Related words
synonymsoireflexive pronoun
- antonymluithird-person singular masculine object pronoun
Grammar note
Se is the third-person singular and plural and second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal pronoun, used as direct or indirect object.