Les verbes pronominaux

Pronominal verbs have a verb + a pronoun (me, te, se, nous vous). 

You are already familiar with some of these verbs: 

Forming all pronominal verbs is simple: 

The verb conjugated normally +  the reflexive pronouns me, te, se, nous, vous.  

Interrogation (Questions).  Usually est-ce que is used with pronominal verbs.

Infinitif:  The reflexive pronoun agrees with the main verb and goes before the infinitive(=the unconjugated verb: se raser, se laver, s’amuser…).

Négation. 

Use of pronominal verbs:

There are three groups of pronominal verbs (verbs with a subject pronoun: je, tu…): reflexive, reciprocal, and idiomatic.

Reflexive (réfléchi): The subject does the action to themself. 

Reciprocal:  Actions done to or with someone else.  In English, we often use "each other."

Verbs that change meaning if they are pronominal or not.  These are called idiomatic verbs. Here is a list of some very common verbs like this.