possessive pronoun

MeganC1Kwiziq community member

possessive pronoun

Hi.

How come 'croire ses yeux' but 'faire les ongles'?  I thought that it should be 'croire les yeux' as possessive pronouns should not be used for parts of the body.  

Thanks

Megan

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Megan, 

The use of the definite article for parts of the body is used with reflexive verbs, so 'se faire faire les ongles' is correct.

Ne pas en croire ses yeux = not to believe your eyes 

is an idiomatic expression  and this is just the way we  say it and

l'exception qui confirme la règle!

 

ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Take it as idiomatic. I don't have a better explanation.

possessive pronoun

Hi.

How come 'croire ses yeux' but 'faire les ongles'?  I thought that it should be 'croire les yeux' as possessive pronouns should not be used for parts of the body.  

Thanks

Megan

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