Next: Confusion with other type-values
Up: type-value refl weak
Previous: type-value refl weak
- A pronoun which belongs to the paradigm of se is a weak reflexive pronoun.
This paradigm is the same for accusative or dative case. This is the reason why we don't apply the feature
case
to weak reflexive pronouns.
Notice that the weak reflexive pronoun te has the allomorph toi used in imperative sentences with
``positive value'' (see Tu te tournes / Tourne-toi).
Given X a pronoun;
If X belongs to the paradigm of 'se', X is a weak reflexive pronoun.
- Elle se /pos=p & type=refl weak lave. / se has accusative value
- Elle se /pos=p & type=refl weak lave les mains. / se has dative value