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Forum Rocket French French Grammar Se lever and Se réveiller

Se lever and Se réveiller

Diana-S1

Diana-S1

Near the top of Lesson 4.8 are two verbs: .. Se lever .. to get out of bed .. Se réveiller .. to wake up Further down the same lesson the verb Se lever changes meaning in the following sentence: .. Tu te lèves de bonne humeur. .. You wake up in a good mood. I wonder why the meaning change; the dictionary only suggests that Se lever refers to something or someone rising or getting up, but it doesn't point to awakening. Please explain.
Marie-Claire-Riviere

Marie-Claire-Riviere

Salut Diana! Actually you are right but in English we tend to say "you wake/woke up in a good mood" and not "you get/got up in a good mood". So the meaning of the word didn't actually change, it is simply that the expression in English uses a different verb to French. I hope this helps and keep up the good work! - Marie-Claire

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