Daily Verb Lesson: French govern (oneself) is se gouverner
The French for govern is the regular ER reflexive verb se gouverner.To remember this, imagine saying the French colonies' GOVERNORS govern themselves under the French flag.
se gouverner can also mean; to self-govern.
Related words include:
- gouverner (v) : to govern, to rule, to boss; to steer (ship).
- le gouvernement (nm) : government. / gouvernant/e (adj) : governing, ruling.
- la gouvernante (nf) : governess; housekeeper.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se). Reflexive verbs also take être in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine the French colonies' GOVERNORS govern themselves under the French flag!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent govern |
gouverne | gouvernes | gouverne | gouvernons | gouvernez | gouvernent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait governed |
gouvernais | gouvernais | gouvernait | gouvernions | gouverniez | gouvernaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple governed |
gouvernai | gouvernas | gouverna | gouvernâmes | gouvernâtes | gouvernèrent |
| Future Futur will govern |
gouvernerai | gouverneras | gouvernera | gouvernerons | gouvernerez | gouverneront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would govern |
gouvernerais | gouvernerais | gouvernerait | gouvernerions | gouverneriez | gouverneraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may govern |
gouverne | gouvernes | gouverne | gouvernions | gouverniez | gouvernent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have governed |
me suis gouverné(e) |
t'es gouverné(e) |
s'est gouverné(e) |
nous sommes gouverné(e)s |
vous êtes gouverné(e)s |
se sont gouverné(e)s |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had governed |
m'étais gouverné(e) |
t'étais gouverné(e) |
s'était gouverné(e) |
nous étions gouverné(e)s |
vour étiez gouverné(e)s |
s'étaient gouverné(e)s |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have governed |
me serai gouverné(e) |
te seras gouverné(e) |
se sera gouverné(e) |
nous serons gouverné(e)s |
vous serez gouverné(e)s |
se seront gouverné(e)s |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have governed |
me serais gouverné(e) |
te serais gouverné(e) |
se serait gouverné(e) |
nous serions gouverné(e)s |
vous seriez gouverné(e)s | se seraient gouverné(e)s |
| Imperative Imperatif govern! |
gouverne-toi ! | gouvernons-nous ! | gouvernez-vous ! | |||
✔ se gouverner is a regular ER reflexive verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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