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How to Say ‘My mother gets around’ in French

Ma mère se déplace

mah mair suh day-PLASS

[mah mair suh day-PLASS]

💬 Usage Tip: Se déplacer means to get around or move from place to place, and the se is needed. Without it, déplacer means moving an object, as in déplacer une table "to move a table".

Phrase Breakdown

Ma mère

mah mair

My mother

'Ma' is used because 'mère' is feminine. 'Mère' sounds like 'mair'.

Example

Ma mère est française.

My mother is French.

Words in this phrase

[mah]

Possessive adjective indicating ownership or association.

Example

Ma maison est bleue.

My house is blue.

mère

[mair]

mother

Feminine noun for one's female parent.

Example

Ma mère utilise un fauteuil roulant.

My mother uses a wheelchair.

se déplace

suh day-PLASS

gets around / moves

The reflexive verb 'se déplacer' means to move around or travel. The final 'e' is silent.

Example

Il se déplace à vélo.

He gets around by bike.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

each other / oneself

"Se" marks the reciprocal idea of helping one another.

Example

On se soutient beaucoup. Personne ne reste isolé.

We support each other a lot. No one is left isolated.

déplace

[day-PLASS]

moves around / gets around

From 'se déplacer', to move about or travel.

Example

Il se déplace à pied.

He gets around on foot.

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