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How to Say ‘Don't come blaming me’ in French

Ne venez pas me le reprocher

nuh veh-neh pah muh luh ruh-pro-SHAY

[nuh veh-neh pah muh luh ruh-pro-SHAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Me le means "it to me", and in French both little words go before the verb. Reprocher means to blame someone for something.

Phrase Breakdown

Ne venez pas

nuh veh-neh pah

Don't come

This is a negative command. In speech, 'ne venez' often becomes 'n'venez'. 'Venez' sounds like 'vuh-nay'.

Example

Ne venez pas trop tard.

Don't come too late.

Words in this phrase

[nuh]

(negation) not

Negation particle used with another negative word (ne… rien). In speech, it can be dropped, but it’s standard in writing.

Example

Ne me raconte rien sur l’anime, je veux garder la surprise.

Don’t tell me anything about the anime, I want to keep the surprise.

venez

[veh-neh]

Come

To move towards or arrive at a place.

Example

Venez ici, s'il vous plaît.

Come here, please.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

me le reprocher

muh luh ruh-pro-SHAY

to blame me for it

'Me le' is often squeezed to 'm'le'. 'Reprocher' sounds like 'ruh-pro-shay'. 'Reprocher quelque chose à quelqu'un' means to blame someone for something.

Example

Tu vas me le reprocher ?

Are you going to blame me for it?

Words in this phrase

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

[luh]

Direct object pronoun meaning « it », referring to what was just said.

Example

Dans « Je le pense », « le » reprend l'idée du compliment.

In “Je le pense”, “le” refers back to the idea of the compliment.

reprocher

[ruh-pro-SHAY]

to blame for

To reproach someone for something.

Example

Il me reproche mon retard.

He blames me for being late.

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