Échapper or S’échapper

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour …. Pls explain when to use échapper and when to use s’échapper ?

Asked 2 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Manpreet Kaur,

The two verbs mean slightly different things -

échapper à quelque chose / à quelqu'un (transitive) = to escape / to avoid something or someone

s'échapper = to flee - to escape

Hope this helps!

Like32 years ago

manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thank you so much

Like02 years ago

Bonjour …. Pls explain when to use échapper and when to use s’échapper ?

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