| ma |
| 1. det. feminine singular of mon | |
| Ma mère est venue me voir. - My mother came to see me. | |
| mère |
| 1. n-f. mother | |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) | |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) | |
| 3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- | |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative | |
| Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. | |
| se |
| 1. pron. The third-person reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun. | |
| 2. pron. (to) himself | |
| 3. pron. (to) herself | |
| 4. pron. (to) oneself | |
| 5. pron. (to) itself | |
| 6. pron. (to) themselves | |
| 7. pron. (to) each other | |
| 8. pron. (Louisiana) (The second-person plural reflexive and reciprocal direct and indirect object pronoun.) | |
| Je suis partie à la chasse et faut vous autres se comportes bien. - I'm going hunting and y'all need to behave yourselves. | |
| lève |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of lever | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of lever | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative of lever | |
| lever |
| 1. v. to raise, lift | |
| 2. v. to rise, stand up | |
| 3. v. (of celestial bodies) To rise, come up | |
| Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest. - The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. | |
| 4. v. to get up (out of bed) | |
| Je me lève, je me lave. - I get up, I wash. | |
| 5. v. to clear, lift | |
| 6. n-m. the act of getting up in the morning | |
| jamais |
| 1. adv. (ne ... jamais) never | |
| Je ne l’ai jamais vue. - I’ve never seen her. | |
| 2. adv. ever | |
| Es-tu jamais allé en France ? - Have you ever been to France? | |
| tôt |
| 1. adv. early | |
