Nous nous occupons du jardin.

We take care of the garden.

Breakdown of Nous nous occupons du jardin.

• nous: we
• le jardin: the garden
• s’occuper: to take care of

Questions & Answers about Nous nous occupons du jardin.

Why are there two nous in Nous nous occupons du jardin?

They do two different jobs.

• The first nous is the subject pronoun: we
• The second nous is a reflexive/pronominal pronoun, part of the verb s'occuper de

So:

• Nous = we
• nous occupons = take care of / deal with, in the we form

In other words, s'occuper de is a verb expression that normally needs that extra pronoun.

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What is the basic verb in this sentence?

The basic verb is s'occuper de.

It means things like:

• to take care of
• to look after
• to deal with

So the sentence uses the present-tense nous form of s'occuper de:

• je m'occupe de
• tu t'occupes de
• il / elle / on s'occupe de
• nous nous occupons de
• vous vous occupez de
• ils / elles s'occupent de

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Why is it du jardin and not le jardin?