How do you say 'they are called' in french?

sarahs

plz help

Reply 1

neha p

ils s'appellent?? dont quote me on that though..

Reply 2

at least lara

whats the entire sentence that u want to write. the above literally means "they name themselves"

Reply 3

trev

neha p

ils s'appellent?? dont quote me on that though..

You're right now that. :smile:

Reply 4

Richy Rich$$

ils/elles s'appellent

Reply 5

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Richy Rich$$

ils/elles s'appellent

This is correct.

We're all assuming the context is something like

Ils s'appellent Jules et Jim.

Not something like

They wait there until they are called:

Ils y restent jusqu'à ce qu'on les appelle! (or similar)

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Reply 6

sarahs

Does anyone want to explain how the word 'appelle' works??? its confuzing :s-smilie:

Reply 7

Richy Rich$$

Well, the verb s'appeler=to be called in the sense of to be named X. Then theres the noun un appel, which just means a call. Then appeler which meas to call.

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sarahs

Does anyone want to explain how the word 'appelle' works??? its confuzing :s-smilie:

Is it the mechanics of the reflexive you find confusing?

There's a lot to be confused about in appeler... The present tense is odd for a start, because of the effect of shifting stress on the vowels and the resultant spelling:

appelle
appelles
appelle
appelons
appelez
appellent

jeter does this too.

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