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French Phrase

S'étirer, ça évite les blessures ?

/se.tʁi.je ɡa e.vi.tə le blesyʁ/
Meaning"Does stretching prevent injuries?"
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Meaning

The sentence asks whether stretching helps to prevent injuries. It is often heard in sports, fitness, or physiotherapy contexts where people discuss warm‑up routines and injury‑prevention strategies.

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When to use

Use this question when you want to start a conversation about the benefits of stretching before a workout, after a training session, or when giving health advice about staying injury‑free.

✦Grammar Breakdown

S'étirer,çaévitelesblessures?

1

Infinitif réfléchi comme sujet

The reflexive infinitive "S'étirer" functions as the subject of the sentence, similar to a noun.

2

Pronoun "ça"

"Ça" replaces the whole idea of stretching, making the sentence more informal and fluid.

3

Présent de l'indicatif – évite

"Évite" is the third‑person singular present form of "éviter" and agrees with the neutral pronoun "ça".

4

Article défini pluriel – les blessures

When speaking about injuries in general, the plural article "les" is required.

🗨In Conversation

A

S'étirer, ça évite les blessures ?

Does stretching prevent injuries?

Oui, surtout si tu le fais correctement avant chaque séance.

Yes, especially if you do it properly before every session.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • S'étirer, ça évite les blessure ?

    The noun must be plural because you are talking about injuries in general.

  • S'étirer, ça évite le blessures ?

    The article must agree in gender and number with the noun.

  • S'étirer, cela évite les blessures ?

    When using a formal register, you could replace "ça" with "cela".

↔Alternatives

  • Faire des étirements prévient les blessures.

    Doing stretches prevents injuries.

  • S'étirer aide à éviter les blessures.

    Stretching helps avoid injuries.

  • Les étirements réduisent le risque de blessure.

    Stretching reduces the risk of injury.

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Cultural Tip

In French, an infinitive can act as a noun‑like subject, as in "S'étirer". The informal pronoun "ça" (that/it) is frequently used to refer to the action mentioned before the comma. This structure is common in everyday speech and gives the sentence a conversational tone.