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Quelle est la difference entre les verbes « aller » et « s'en aller » ?

Dans quelles situations peut-on utiliser ces verbes ? Y a-t-il une différence d'utilisation ou de sens ? Je m'en suis allé. je suis allé.
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Negative past conditional pronominal interrogative inversion?

I'm having a little trouble finding resources on word order here. For instance, turn this into an inverted question: Il n'aurait pas se réveillé. In fact I don't even think I have the ...
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How to use “s' ”?

What's the meaning of the phrase "excuser et s'excuser"? Why is a s' used before the verb? (It is the title of a chapter in my French book, if the context is needed.)
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Must pronominal verbs agree in gender/number?

All verbs that take "être" as their auxiliary verb must agree in gender and number with the subject. This I know. But does this apply also to pronominal verbs? For instance, "Elle s'est rasée les ...
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How to understand “Je m'en vais.”?

Quelle heure est-il ? Oh ! Il est 8 heures : je m'en vais. It means “What time is it? Oh! It is eight o'clock: I'm leaving.” But how to understand it, from grammar point of view? Why is there ...
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Doit-on dire “le faire taire” ou “le faire se taire”?

Doit-on dire: Faites taire ce bruyant personnage! Ou Faites se taire ce bruyant personnage! A priori, la première forme me semble la plus utilisée, si pas la seule, mais pourquoi peut-on ...