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Thursday, November 3, 2011

se coucher

to go to bed

Je me suis couché après avoir fini mes devoirs.
I went to bed after finishing my homework.

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Note the difference between today’s word, se coucher, which means only to go to bed, and yesterday’s word, s’endormir, which means to fall asleep.

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Vocabulary Section: Verbs, Word of the Day