Why is vous vous appellez require 2 vous’s
Repeating vous twice
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Beth D.Kwiziq community member
Repeating vous twice
This question relates to:French lesson "Saying your name with Je m'appelle/Tu t'appelles/Vous vous appelez"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Beth,
The verb, in this case, will be s'appeler. So the second vous will be the direct object pronoun.
You call YOU ...... Your name is ------ the first vous is the subject pronoun.
Hope this helps.
Jim
CélineKwiziq team member
Bonjour Beth,
To supplement Jim's answer, the second 'vous' is a reflexive pronoun (which is part of the verb "s'appeler"), which functions as a direct object pronoun:
Vous vous appelez... = your name is ... -> Vous appelez qui ? (= You call who?)-> vous = you (second one)
Je me regarde = I look at myself -> Je regarde qui ? (I look who?) -> me (= me)
Please see link here: Pronom réfléchi - Reflexive pronoun
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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