Look at these negative commands (negative imperatives) that use reflexive verbs:
Ne t'assieds pas !
Don't sit down!
Ne nous asseyons pas !
Let's not sit down!
Ne vous asseyez pas !
Don't sit down!
Notice that when forbidding (negative orders) using reflexive verbs, you keep the regular order of the words in a negative statement and simply drop the subject pronoun tu/vous/nous.
e.g. Tu ne t'assieds pas -> (X) Ne t'assieds pas!
Look at these other examples:
Ne t'habille pas!
Don't get dressed!
Ne te couche pas !
Don't go to bed!
Note that for -er verbs, you lose the -s in the 'tu' form.
See also Forming affirmative commands with reflexive verbs (L'Impératif)
See also Conjugate regular verbs in L'Impératif (imperative)
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Chris
Kwiziq community member
24 October 2016
2 replies
I think the answer is wrong...
Should the translaten of "Don't go to bed yet" not be "Ne vous couchez pas encore" instead of only "Ne vous couchez pas" ? Methinks the "yet" isn't captured by the second translation. -- Chris.
Chris
Kwiziq community member
24/10/16
-- Chris.
Jacqueline
Kwiziq community member
27/02/18
I thought that the i with a circumflex had been optional since about 1990 in verbs
I wrote ne t'entraine pas without the circumflex
Michael
Kwiziq community member
24 June 2018
4 replies
Saute le 'ne' en parlant?
Est ce qu'on sauterait le 'ne' quand on parle cettes phrases, particuliuèrement quand on parle vite.Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
26 June 2018
26/06/18
Oui, Michael, in spoken French the 'ne' is often omitted or swallowed up in sloppy speech but the norm.
However, in written Fench it is still required .
Hope this helps!
Michael
Kwiziq community member
26 June 2018
26/06/18
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
28 June 2018
28/06/18
Hi Michael,
Yes it would be 'ces phrases' and I would use the verb dire (to say) rather than parler (to speak).
Michael
Kwiziq community member
28 June 2018
28/06/18
Merci encore, Cécile...