Je te conseille de te coucher tôt si tu veux guérir plus vite.

I advise you to go to bed early if you want to get better faster.

Breakdown of Je te conseille de te coucher tôt si tu veux guérir plus vite.

• je: I
• tu: you
• vouloir: to want
• tôt: early

Questions & Answers about Je te conseille de te coucher tôt si tu veux guérir plus vite.

Why are there two tes in Je te conseille de te coucher tôt?

They do two different jobs:

• The first te goes with conseille: Je te conseille... = I advise you...
• The second te goes with se coucher: te coucher = to go to bed / literally to put yourself to bed

So in very literal terms, the sentence is something like:

• I advise you to put yourself to bed early...

French often uses reflexive pronouns where English would not.

Why is there de after conseille?

Because French commonly uses the pattern:

• conseiller à quelqu’un / conseiller quelqu’un de + infinitive

So:

• Je te conseille de te coucher tôt = I advise you to go to bed early

The de links conseille to the following infinitive verb phrase.

Compare:

• Je te conseille de te reposer. = I advise you to rest.
• Je te conseille d’attendre. = I advise you to wait.

Why is it te coucher and not te couches?