Rescue
Ouch!
Remember,
verbs
like
se
blesser
or
se
couper
use
être
in the
passé composé
. And they change depending on
gender
and
number
!
Nous
nous sommes brûlé
s
.
We got burned.
Elle
s'est blessé
e
.
She got hurt.
But if you know exactly which body part was affected, there's no ending changes!
Ils se sont coupé les cheveux.
They cut their hair.
Elle s'est brûlé la main.
She burned her hand.
I broke my leg!
Some
verbs
can be used with or without
se
! If you use
se
, the action is done to yourself. If there's no
se
, the action is done to something else.
Elle a coupé la viande.
She cut the meat.
Elle
s'
est coupée.
She cut
herself
.
Il
s'
est cassé les jambes.
He broke his legs.
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