Word
Elle s'occupe de la maison.
Meaning
She takes care of the house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Elle s'occupe de la maison.
la maison
the house
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
s'occuper
to take care of, to look after
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Questions & Answers about Elle s'occupe de la maison.
Why is it s'occupe and not se occupe?
The reflexive pronoun for elle is se. However, because the verb occupe starts with a vowel, the e drops out and is replaced by an apostrophe. This makes the two words flow together smoothly!
I thought reflexive verbs were for things we do to ourselves. Why is there an s' here if she is taking care of the house?
Why is the word de in this sentence?
The verb s'occuper is almost always followed by the preposition de when you mention what is being taken care of. You can think of the whole phrase s'occuper de as meaning to take care of.
Will de and la ever combine into a single word here?