vous vous intéressez?
what does this sentence mean ? why do we say '' vous vous intéressez'' instead of '' vous êtes intéressez'''
Elle sait que vous vous intéressez à la dietetique.
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vous vous intéressez = you are interested. The verb is "s'intéresser" (to interest oneself). The second "vous" is a pronoun. Because it's conjugated in the present tense, it's like a reccuring thing in your life (habbit) so it's perceived as something your actively do all the time.
vous êtes intéressés = you are interested. Here "intéressé" is like a quality (how are you ? interested).
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Sorry, I can't see a real difference in the meaning...
So, I will just sumarize the grammatical difference.
1. s'intéresser à ~
Verbe pronominal
ex : Lenna s'intéresse à la diététique
ex : Je m'intéresse à la diététique
2. intéresser
SUBJECT don't accomplish any action, but has a proprety/attribute: it "attracts" the OBJECT (people / group / compagny / etc.).
ex : La diététique intéresse Lenna.
ex : La diététique m'intéresse. (m' = me = moi-object)
3. être intéressé par ~
Passive voice of n2.
Passive voice means usually: OBJECT becomes SUBJECT
ex : Lenna est intéressée par la diététique
ex : Je suis intéressée par la diététique
The tricky thing is that in the structure 1 and 2, if you talk about yourself, you will get a "me" in front of the verb.
Case 1: verbe pronominal
Case 2: pronoun (object)
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