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Reflexive Verbs
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Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.
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Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) and a verb form.
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LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
VerbForm
ReflexivePronoun
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In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.
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In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.Scott bathes himself.
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You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example:
I wash my (my own) hair.
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me (to or for
myself)te (to or for
yourself)
se (to or for himself,
herself, it)
nos (to or for ourselves)
os (to or for you
all)
se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other)
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I wash myselfYou wash yourselfHe, She, It washes himelf, etc.
We wash ourselvesThey wash themselves
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me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
os laváis
se lavan
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Me Myself Te Yourself
Se HimselfHerself
Yourself (formal)
Oneself
Nos Ourselves Os
Yourselves
SeThemselves
Yourselves
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Make sure your reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject of your verb.
Por ejemplo:
◦Me lavo◦Vamos a lavarnos las manos◦Te cepillas◦¿Puedes acostarte?
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They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.
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Before the verb:
Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive:
Voy a lavarme el pelo.
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Let’s do more verbs!
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me cepillo
te cepillas
se cepilla
nos cepillamos
os cepilláis
se cepillan
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me ducho
te duchas
se ducha
nos duchamos
os ducháis
se duchan
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When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)
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Nos lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los dientes?
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Reflexives are often used to express a change in:◦Physical◦Mental◦Social condition
English= to get, to be getting, to become, to be growing
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Reflexives are used idiomatically.
Se queja de todo.Se queja de todo.He complains about
everthing.
NotHe complains himself about
everything.
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They are used to express a reciprocal action:
◦Vamos a llamarnos. ◦Let’s call each other.
◦Se besan. ◦They kiss each other.
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A reflexive construction is sometimes used to reinforce the meaning of a verb.
◦El chico come tres pedazos de pizza.◦The boy is eating 3 pieces of pizza.
◦El chico se come toda la pizza.◦The boy is eating the whole pizza by
himself.
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