Language/French/Grammar/me,-te,-se,-nous,-vous-as-part-of-certain-verbs-but-with-no-specific-meaning

me, te, se, nous, vous as part of certain verbs but with no specific meaning

me, te, se, nous, vous also normally accompany some verbs without any detectable reflexive, reciprocal or benefactive meaning:

• Robert s'est évanoui

Robert fainted

• Elle se souvient de son arrière-grand-père

She remembers her great-grandfather

• La foule s'est éloignée

The crowd moved away