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Je m'inquiète pour mon frère.

Je m'inquiète pour mon frère.
I am worried about my brother.
From Lesson 188:Subjunctive for emotions (être content que, avoir peur que)·French

Questions & Answers about Je m'inquiète pour mon frère.

Why isn't the subjunctive used here, since 'worry' is an emotion?
The subjunctive is only triggered when an emotion is followed by que and a new subject (like Je m'inquiète qu'il soit malade - I'm worried that he is sick). Here, you are just stating how you feel about a noun (mon frère), so no que or second verb is needed, and therefore no subjunctive is used!
Why do we use pour here? Doesn't that mean 'for'?
Yes, but prepositions rarely translate word-for-word. In French, the verb s'inquiéter (to worry) is strictly followed by pour when you are worried about someone or something. It helps to memorize the whole chunk as one unit: s'inquiéter pour.
Why is there a m' in front of the verb?
To say 'I worry' or 'I am worried' as an internal feeling, you must use the reflexive verb s'inquiéter (literally 'to worry oneself'). If you drop the reflexive pronoun and just say J'inquiète mon frère, the meaning changes completely to 'I am worrying my brother' (meaning you are the one making him feel worried).
Why does the accent change from é in the infinitive (s'inquiéter) to è in m'inquiète?
S'inquiéter is a stem-changing verb. For pronunciation reasons, the é changes to a grave accent (è) in the present tense for all forms except nous and vous. This happens because the -e ending is silent, and French prefers the open è sound right before a silent syllable.

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