Breakdown of Je suis fier de me débrouiller pendant ce voyage solitaire.
je
I
être
to be
ce
this (before a noun)
le voyage
the trip
fier
proud
pendant
for / during (duration)
de
to (introducing an infinitive after a verb)
solitaire
solo
se débrouiller
to get by
Questions & Answers about Je suis fier de me débrouiller pendant ce voyage solitaire.
Why do we use "de me débrouiller" instead of "que je me débrouille"?
When expressing an emotion like being proud (être fier), you normally use que followed by the subjunctive if the second action has a different subject. But because both parts of this sentence share the same subject (Je), French avoids the subjunctive. Instead, you use the preposition de followed by the infinitive verb (débrouiller).
If the verb is in the infinitive, why is there a "me" in front of it instead of "se"?
Even when a reflexive verb like se débrouiller is in its unconjugated infinitive form, the reflexive pronoun still has to match the person doing the action. Since "I" am the one getting by, the pronoun changes to me to match the subject Je.
Do you always use "de" after "fier"?
Yes, the adjective fier (proud) usually requires the preposition de to connect it to the next idea. You can be fier de a noun (proud of something) or fier de an infinitive verb (proud to do something).
Does "solitaire" mean "lonely" or "solo" here?
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