French people help (must speak english please)?

Question

Why is there two "nou's" in
nous nous sommes disputes
If you know, could you please tell me the grammer rule behind when you use two "nou's".
(or is this just a typo) Please tell me, THaNk YoU

Answer 1

you can find the rule here http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa021900p.htm

Answer 2

The first "nous" is the subject pronoun; the 2nd is a "reflexive" pronoun. Here's an example in English: "We looked in the mirror and we saw ourselves." In other words we saw our reflection. In French, the reflexive pronouns mean "myself, yourself , himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves." They're used when you do something to yourself, like brush your teeth or comb your hair or get dressed. They don't translate into English. For example: "Je ME brosse les dents," means "I brush my teeth," but you have to use the reflexive pronoun in French, because that's the way it's said, even if you can't translate into English. Language is complicated and we have to just accept these things and not worry too much about WHY we have to do so.

Answer 3

Nous nous is used in reflexive (self) or reciprocal (each other). Here's the whole deal:
Je me
Tu te
Il, elle se
Nous nous
Vous vous
Ils, elles se
For example, je me lave.

Answer 4

the first is the subject pronoun, the second is the reflexive pronoun