"Vous pouvez vous garer ici."
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Bhupinder k.Kwiziq community member
"Vous pouvez vous garer ici."
In this sentence, why do we use the subject "Vous" twice? Is it incorrect to write it as "Vous pouvez garer ici" ?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate pouvoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 7 years ago
You use "vous" twice because "se garer" is a reflexive verb.
The first "vous" is the subject and the second "vous" is the reflexive pronoun, literally:
You can park yourself here.
In French there exists a lot of reflexive verbs and some verbs which can be used either in a reflexive or a "standard" way.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
Chris is correct here :
To park = "se garer" (literally: to park oneself)
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