"Vous pouvez vous garer ici."

Bhupinder k.A1Kwiziq community member

"Vous pouvez vous garer ici."

In this sentence, why do we use the subject "Vous" twice? Is it incorrect to write it as "Vous pouvez garer ici" ?
Asked 7 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You use "vous" twice because "se garer" is a reflexive verb.

The first "vous" is the subject and the second "vous" is the reflexive pronoun, literally:
You can park yourself here.

In French there exists a lot of reflexive verbs and some verbs which can be used either in a reflexive or a "standard" way.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Chris is correct here : To park = "se garer" (literally: to park oneself)
Bhupinder k.A1Kwiziq community member
Merci beaucoup!
Bhupinder k. asked:

"Vous pouvez vous garer ici."

In this sentence, why do we use the subject "Vous" twice? Is it incorrect to write it as "Vous pouvez garer ici" ?

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