Just need a little clarification. Is the verb for "to worry" just "inquieter" or is it reflexive? (s'inquieter) If it is reflexive, how would that change the phrase, "I am a little worried" in French?
Is the verb for "worry" reflexive?
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Is the verb for "worry" reflexive?
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Asked 3 years ago
s'inquieter is indeed reflexive and means "to worry".
I worry about him. -- Je m'inquiète pour lui.
But to say someone is worried, you have 2 possibilities: use the particple inquiet/inquiète as an adjective, so there is no need for the reflexive. Or stick with the reflexive version:
Marie est inquiète -- Marie is worried.
Marie s'inquiète -- Marie worries.
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