To lie down in French 🇫🇷

Se coucher

Literally to couch oneself. Put oneself to bed

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Reflexive verbs

It is helpful to think of reflexive situation as when the subject and the direct object are the same

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se coucher info.

Tips to remember the French word “se coucher”:
– Associate “se coucher” with the English phrase “to go to couch,” where “coucher” resembles “couch.” This will help you remember that it means “to lie down” or “to go to bed.”
– Visualize the action of lying down on a bed (a “couch” in the old sense of the word) to reinforce the meaning.

Explanations:
– “Se coucher” is a pronominal verb in French, often referred to as a reflexive verb. It means “to lie down” and is specifically used to indicate going to bed or lying down to sleep.
– It can also be used figuratively to imply the end of something, as in “le soleil se couche” (the sun sets).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Se mettre au lit” can also mean to go to bed.
– “S’allonger” is the general term for lying down, regardless of the intention to sleep.

“Se coucher” is indeed an infinitive verb. Here are different conjugations:

– Present:
– je me couche
– tu te couches
– il/elle/on se couche
– nous nous couchons
– vous vous couchez
– ils/elles se couchent

– Past (Passé Composé):
– je me suis couché(e)
– tu t’es couché(e)
– il s’est couché / elle s’est couchée
– nous nous sommes couché(e)s
– vous vous êtes couché(e)(s)
– ils se sont couchés / elles se sont couchées

– Imperfect:
– je me couchais
– tu te couchais
– il/elle/on se couchait
– nous nous couchions
– vous vous couchiez
– ils/elles se couchaient

-Future:
– je me coucherai
– tu te coucheras
– il/elle/on se couchera
– nous nous coucherons
– vous vous coucherez
– ils/elles se coucheront

Examples of sentences that use “se coucher”:
– Present: “Chaque soir, je me couche à 22 heures.” (Every evening, I go to bed at 10 p.m.)
– Passé Composé: “Hier, je me suis couché très tard.” (Yesterday, I went to bed very late.)
– Imperfect: “Quand j’étais petit, je me couchais avant 20 heures.” (When I was little, I used to go to bed before 8 p.m.)
– Future: “Ce soir, je me coucherai tôt pour être en forme demain.” (Tonight, I will go to bed early to be in good shape tomorrow.)

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