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Why does éteindre use être in passé composé when applied reflexively?

All reflexive verbs use être in passé composé.

So in the case of éteindre, if you put the light out, you’d say:

Tu a éteint la lumière.

But when the same sentence is reconstructed reflexively, use être instead of avoir:

La lumière s’est éteinte (note also the gender being marked).

This is a nice summary of when to use avoir vs être and covers the case above.

Éteindre exists in a reflexive and a none-reflexive form:

  • J’éteins la lumière: I switch the light off. Passé composé: J’ai éteint la lumière.
  • J’appuie sur le bouton: la lumière s’éteint: I press the button, the light goes off. Passé composé: J’ai appuyé sur le bouton: la lumière s’est éteinte.

So the form to use with the passé composé dépends on what you mean to say. And the reflexive form requires être (more infos here)

 

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