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FRENCH VERB

se relever

to get up again

  • #377 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: relevé
  • Present participle: se relevant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I get up again
  2. tu you get up again
  3. il, elle, on he/she gets up again
  4. nous we get up again
  5. vous you get up again
  6. ils, elles they get up again

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I got up again
  2. tu you got up again
  3. il, elle, on he/she got up again
  4. nous we got up again
  5. vous you got up again
  6. ils, elles they got up again

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to get up again
  2. tu you used to get up again
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to get up again
  4. nous we used to get up again
  5. vous you used to get up again
  6. ils, elles they used to get up again

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will get up again
  2. tu you will get up again
  3. il, elle, on he/she will get up again
  4. nous we will get up again
  5. vous you will get up again
  6. ils, elles they will get up again

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would get up again
  2. tu you would get up again
  3. il, elle, on he/she would get up again
  4. nous we would get up again
  5. vous you would get up again
  6. ils, elles they would get up again

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I get up again
  2. tu (that) you get up again
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she get up again
  4. nous (that) we get up again
  5. vous (that) you get up again
  6. ils, elles (that) they get up again

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu get up again!
  2. nous get up again! (let’s)
  3. vous get up again! (plural, or formal)

How to use se relever

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Il tombe, il se relève, il repart : c'est un enfant.

    He falls, gets up, goes again: he's a kid.

  2. Past

    Elle s'est relevée tout de suite, sans pleurer.

    She got straight back up, without crying.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon grand-père se relevait difficilement de sa chaise.

    My grandfather had trouble getting up from his chair.

  4. Future

    Tu te relèveras de cette déception, j'en suis sûr.

    You'll get over this disappointment, I'm sure.

  5. Conditional

    Après une chute pareille, je ne me relèverais pas si vite.

    After a fall like that, I wouldn't get up so quickly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attends qu'il se relève avant de continuer le match.

    Wait for him to get up before continuing the match.

  7. Imperative

    Relève-toi, ce n'est rien, juste un peu de boue.

    Get up, it's nothing, just a bit of mud.

Good to know

  • Se relever is to get back on your feet after a fall; getting out of bed is se lever.

Where you hear se relever

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • On tombe, et on se relève ! You fall, and you get up again!
  • Je suis tombée, et je me suis relevée. I fell, and I got up again.
  • Vous allez vous relever toute seule. You're going to get up on your own.
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Skiing in the Alps

Beginner Level 3 · me relever · relevez-vous

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