sappeler
Sappeler is a French pronominal verb meaning to be called or to call oneself. It is used to express one’s name or to ask someone for their name. In everyday speech it appears in phrases like je m'appelle Pierre (my name is Pierre) and comment vous appelez-vous? (what is your name?). The verb is reflexive, so the appropriate pronouns appear before the verb: me, te, se, nous, vous, se.
Etymologically, s'appeler is formed from appeler, the base verb meaning to call, with the reflexive pronoun.
In the present tense, the forms are:
je m'appelle, tu t'appelles, il/elle s'appelle, nous nous appelons, vous vous appelez, ils/elles s'appellent.
The verb also appears in other tenses. Imparfait: je m'appelais, tu t'appelais, il s'appelait, nous nous appelions,
Usage notes: s'appeler remains primarily about names and introductions; for asking someone’s name, forms like Comment