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D'abord, il met son pyjama.

D'abord, il met son pyjama.
First, he puts on his pyjamas.
From Lesson 60:Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)·French

Questions & Answers about D'abord, il met son pyjama.

Since this lesson is about daily routines, why isn't the verb reflexive here?
We use reflexive verbs when the action is done to oneself (like se lever, to get up). Here, he isn't putting himself on; he is putting on an object (son pyjama). So, we just use the normal, non-reflexive verb mettre (to put on).
In English we say "pyjamas" with an 's'. Why is it singular (son pyjama) in French?
In English, we often think of "a pair of pyjamas", making it plural. In French, it is treated as one single outfit: un pyjama. Because it is a singular masculine noun, we use the singular possessive word son (his) instead of the plural ses.
What is D'abord made of?
It is a combination of de (of/from) and abord (approach). Because abord starts with a vowel, the e in de is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. Together, they form a fixed, everyday phrase meaning "first" or "first of all".
Is met a regular verb?
No, it comes from the irregular verb mettre (to put / to put on). The il (he) form is met. Remember that in French, we usually don't pronounce the final consonant, so met is pronounced without the "t" sound at the end.

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