Tell your friend: "Wake up!": ________ !(HINT: se réveiller = to wake up)My answer is Réveillez-vous, and why is it not correct?
Réveillez-vous or Réveille-toi?
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Nil L.Kwiziq community member
Réveillez-vous or Réveille-toi?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif) - affirmative commands"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Nil,
As Chris points out, you would use the 'tu' form for a friend so it would be -
Réveille-toi!
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I guess the part where it says "tell your friend" is supposed to clue you in on using the familiar toi.
CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Nil,
With “Tell your friends”, se réveiller would become ‘réveillez-vous’ as we know for sure that there are more than one friend.
As Chris mentioned “Tell your friend” gives you the clue that the relationship between the person talking and the person being talked to is a close relationship, close enough to be considered a friend. Therefore ‘toi’ is the correct pronoun.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!
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