lions

In a sentence

• Les lions sont des animaux majestueux qui vivent en Afrique.

  Lions are majestic animals that live in Africa.

  Here, 'lions' is used as the subject of the sentence referring to the plural form of the animal.

• Nous nous lions d'amitié avec de nouvelles personnes chaque année.

  We form friendships with new people every year.

  In this sentence, 'lions' is part of the reflexive verb 'se lier', meaning 'to form a bond or friendship'; it is conjugated in the first person plural.

• Ils font des efforts considérables pour se lier avec les autres.

  They make considerable efforts to connect with others.

  Here, 'lier' in 'se lier' (to bond or connect) expresses the effort of forming relationships, with 'lier' not conjugated but in infinitive form.