se coucher
/sə ku.ʃe/
verb
A1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- se couche
- past
- s'est couché
- perfect
- couché
Meaning
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to go to bed
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Il se couche tard le week-end.
He goes to bed late on weekends.
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Similar words
"se coucher" means to go to bed, oneself; "mettre au lit" means "to put to bed," someone else, like a child — a directional distinction.
Practice
1 What does se coucher mean?
to go to bed
2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ tard le week-end.
Full sentence: Il se couche tard le week-end. (He goes to bed late on weekends.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches se coucher?
se coucher: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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