No. 10,528 in French
lève
"Rises" or "raises."
In a sentence
Il se lève tôt tous les matins.
He gets up early every morning.
The word 'lève' here is the verb 'lever' conjugated in the third person singular in the reflexive form 'se lever', used to indicate someone rises or gets up from bed or a resting state.
Elle lève la main pour poser une question.
She raises her hand to ask a question.
In this sentence, 'lève' is used in its transitive form, meaning 'to raise', describing the act of lifting something, in this case, the hand.
Quand tu te lèves, peux-tu ouvrir la fenêtre?
When you get up, can you open the window?
Here, 'te lèves' is the reflexive conjugation in the second person singular of 'lever', depicting the action of getting up or standing after lying or sitting.
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