Bedeutung
To come to terms with an unpleasant or inevitable situation.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The French often use this phrase to show 'sang-froid' (coolness under pressure). It is a way to signal that you are not 'un enfant gâté' (a spoiled child) who cries when things go wrong. In Quebec, while understood, 'se faire une raison' is much more common in daily speech. 'En prendre son parti' might sound slightly more 'European' or formal. In many Francophone African cultures, acceptance of fate is often linked to the phrase 'C'est Dieu qui donne.' 'En prendre son parti' is used in administrative or formal French contexts. Belgians use the phrase similarly to the French, often with a touch of 'zwanze' (humor) to downplay the tragedy of the situation.
Master the Possessive
Always double-check that your possessive adjective (mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur) matches your subject. This is the most common error for advanced learners.
Don't use for people
We don't usually 'en prendre son parti' about a person unless we are accepting their flaws. It's mostly for situations.
Bedeutung
To come to terms with an unpleasant or inevitable situation.
Master the Possessive
Always double-check that your possessive adjective (mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur) matches your subject. This is the most common error for advanced learners.
Don't use for people
We don't usually 'en prendre son parti' about a person unless we are accepting their flaws. It's mostly for situations.
Stoicism
Using this phrase makes you sound very mature and emotionally controlled in French culture.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the phrase (don't forget the possessive!).
Nous avons perdu le contrat, mais nous ___ avons pris ___ parti.
We use 'en' to refer to the situation and 'notre' to agree with 'nous'.
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly in a formal context?
A) J'ai pris parti pour mon ami. B) J'en ai pris mon parti, l'examen était trop dur. C) Je me suis fait une raison, c'est mort.
A means 'taking a side'. C is informal. B is the correct formal use of resignation.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural response.
Léa: 'Le concert est annulé à cause de la grève.' Marc: '_________________'
Marc is accepting the cancellation and suggesting an alternative.
Match the situation to the feeling.
Situation: Your favorite bakery closes forever.
You must accept the loss of the bakery.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Formal vs Informal
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenNous avons perdu le contrat, mais nous ___ avons pris ___ parti.
We use 'en' to refer to the situation and 'notre' to agree with 'nous'.
A) J'ai pris parti pour mon ami. B) J'en ai pris mon parti, l'examen était trop dur. C) Je me suis fait une raison, c'est mort.
A means 'taking a side'. C is informal. B is the correct formal use of resignation.
Léa: 'Le concert est annulé à cause de la grève.' Marc: '_________________'
Marc is accepting the cancellation and suggesting an alternative.
Situation: Your favorite bakery closes forever.
You must accept the loss of the bakery.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNot exactly. 'Giving up' (abandonner) is often seen as negative. 'En prendre son parti' is a positive mental shift toward acceptance and peace.
Yes, it is very professional. It shows you are realistic and ready to move on to the next strategy.
'Parti' refers to a choice or a side. 'Partie' refers to a piece of something. This idiom is about the choice of how to react.
Yes, but 'J'en ai pris mon parti' is much more common and sounds more natural.
Yes: 'Tu finiras par en prendre ton parti.' (You will eventually come to terms with it.)
'Se faire une raison' is more common in everyday speech. 'En prendre son parti' is more elegant and formal.
No, it is still very much in use, especially in journalism and literature.
It might sound a bit dramatic for a broken glass, but you can use it ironically!
Yes, unless you follow the phrase with 'de + [noun]'.
Je n'en ai pas encore pris mon parti.
Verwandte Redewendungen
se faire une raison
synonymTo come to terms with something.
prendre parti
contrastTo take a side in a dispute.
se résigner
similarTo resign oneself.
faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur
builds onTo put a brave face on things.
