vous vous etes rencontres a une soiree

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

vous vous etes rencontres a une soiree

Vous l'avez rencontre a une soiree - you met him at a party

Vous les avez rencontre a une soiree - you met them at a party

Il nous a rencontre a une soiree - he met us at a party

But the moment you talk about yourselves it becomes a reflexive verb, rather than just a special case of the pronoun matching the verb case?

Nous nous sommes rencontres a une soiree - we met (each other) at a party


Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Chris,

I am not sure if I have understood your query but you could have a case involving yourself without the reflexive -

Je l'ai rencontré un beau dimanche ensoleillé I met him/her on a sunny Sunday

Je les ai rencontré à Paris = I met them in Paris 

Another reflexive use would be to say -

Vous vous êtes rencontrés en 2018 = You met ( each other) in 2018

So it is more the 'each other'  rather than yourselves that matter.

Hope this helps!

chris w. asked:

vous vous etes rencontres a une soiree

Vous l'avez rencontre a une soiree - you met him at a party

Vous les avez rencontre a une soiree - you met them at a party

Il nous a rencontre a une soiree - he met us at a party

But the moment you talk about yourselves it becomes a reflexive verb, rather than just a special case of the pronoun matching the verb case?

Nous nous sommes rencontres a une soiree - we met (each other) at a party


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