@Sra
Et je vais pour se détendre.
What I'm trying to say here is, "And I'm going to relax."
If this is the wrong way to say it, please correct me.
Merci.
Je vais me détendre.
Aren't you the one I explained the "aller + a + infinitive" construction?
Sra (aka Mme)
Your sentence, "Et je vais pour se détendre," is close to the correct way of saying "And I'm going to relax" in French. However, there are a few errors that need to be corrected.
First, the preposition "pour" should be followed by an infinitive verb in French. In this case, the correct infinitive verb for "relax" is "se détendre."
Second, the reflexive pronoun "se" should agree with the subject "je." Since "je" is the first person singular pronoun, the correct reflexive pronoun is "me," not "se."
So, the correct way to say "And I'm going to relax" in French is: "Et je vais me détendre."
Now, if you want to understand how to correct your sentence, it's helpful to understand the concepts of infinitive verbs and reflexive verbs in French.
In French, infinitive verbs are the base form of the verb that typically end in "-er," "-ir," or "-re." They do not indicate any particular subject or tense. In this case, "se détendre" is the infinitive form of the reflexive verb "to relax."
Reflexive verbs in French are used when the subject of the verb is also the object. In this case, you are the one relaxing, so you use the reflexive pronoun "me."
To create a reflexive verb in French, you need to add the appropriate reflexive pronoun before the infinitive verb. The reflexive pronoun used with the subject "je" is "me," with "tu" it's "te," with "il/elle/on" it's "se," with "nous" it's "nous," with "vous" it's "vous," and with "ils/elles" it's "se."
So, by understanding these concepts, you can now form the correct sentence "Et je vais me détendre" to express "And I'm going to relax" in French.