In a phrase like vous vous appelez, why is vous repeated twice
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BethKwiziq community member
Use of vous
This question relates to:French lesson "Saying your name with Je m'appelle/Tu t'appelles/Vous vous appelez"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Beth,
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Bonne journée !
Jim Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Beth,
The verb, in this case, will be s'appeler. So the second vous will be the reflexive pronoun representing the direct object "you".
You call YOU ...... Your name is ------ the first vous is the subject pronoun.
Hope this helps.
Jim
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