Mettrais or se mettrais

Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I just did an exercise "my ideal day." I was asked to put into French "I would put on my favorite dress." I wrote "Je me mettrais ma robe preferee." (missing accents) The correction was "Je mettrais ma robe preferee." Shouldn't "put on" be a reflexive verb? I put it on myself.

Asked 6 years ago

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Carl,

In French 'to put on clothes' is just ,'mettre un vêtement' which is not reflexive so the correct sentence would be -

" Je mettrais ma robe préférée".

You will find lots of examples where verbs might be reflexive in one language but not in the other.

Hope this helps!

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Carl C. asked:

mettrais or se mettrais

I just did an exercise "my ideal day." I was asked to put into French "I would put on my favorite dress." I wrote "Je me mettrais ma robe preferee." (missing accents) The correction was "Je mettrais ma robe preferee." Shouldn't "put on" be a reflexive verb? I put it on myself.

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