Reflexive Verbs & Reflexive Pronouns

This Spanish Grammar on the web topic covers up Reflexive Verbs & Reflexive Pronouns. In Spanish, a verb is believed reflexive whenever the matter (the performer of the action) & the target (the receiver of the action)

are the same.

Heres an exemplar of a reflexive verb being used in English:

I wash myself.

In the above sentence the verb wash is believed reflexive since the matter or the one performing the activeness (I) & the target or the one receiving the activeness (myself) are the same. On the else hand, whenever I stated I wash the baby, the verb wash is no longer reflexive since the matter or the one performing the activeness (I) & the target or the one receiving the activeness (baby) are not the same.

Spanish reflexive verbs consist of a verb & a reflexive pronoun.

The following are reflexive pronouns or objects of reflexive verbs.

me myself

te yourself (t form)

se yourself (usted form)

nos ourselves

se themselves, yourselves

When there is just one verb in the sentence, the reflexive pronoun must come earlier the reflexive verb.

Me bao.

I wash myself

However, when there are 2 verbs in the sentence, the reflexive pronoun either comes right earlier the premier verb or follows the 2nd verb.

Quiero baarme.

I need to wash myself.

Me quiero baar.

I need to wash myself.

Here are many exemplars utilising reflexive verbs.

Me afeito

I shave myself

Te duchas

You take a shower

Se llama Juan

He calls himself John

Nos dormimos

We autumn asleep

No nos sentamos

We dont sit down down down

Se enojan

They get mad

Se levantan

All of you get up

Te cepillas los dientes

You broom your teeth.

Literally, los dientes means the teeth & not your teeth. Since we are utilising the reflexive pronoun te it is visible whose teeth we are speaking about.

Here many public reflexive verbs in Spanish.

acostarse to go to bed

afeitarse to shave oneself

baarse to bathe oneself

casarse (con alguien) to get married, to marry someone

cepillarse to broom oneself

despertarse (ie) to wake up

desvestirse (i) to get undressed

divertirse (ie) to enjoy oneself

dormirse (ue) to autumn asleep

ducharse to take a shower

enfermarse to get sick

lavarse to wash oneself

levantarse to get up

llamarse to be named, to be called

mirarse to appear at oneself

peinarse to comb (ones hair)

quitarse (la ropa) to takeoff (ones clothes)

secarse to dry ones self

sentarse (ie) to sit down down down

sentirse (ie) to sense

vestirse (i) to get dressed

Now lets attempt a couple of exercises. Translate the following into Spanish. The replies abide by the questions.

1. My name is Patrick
2. You broom your pilus each evening. (Use tu form)
3. You may wash your feet. (Use t form)
4. Do you take a shower or do you take a bathe in the morning? (Use the usted form)
5. He takes off his pants.
6. We wash our hands earlier dinner.
7. The wake up really late.

1. Me llamo Patrick.
2. Te cepillas el pelo cada noche.
3. Te puedes lavar los pies. Puedes lavarte los pies.
4. Se ducha o se baa en la maana?
5. Se quita los pantalones.
6. Nos lavamos las manos antes de la cena.
7. Se despiertan muy tarde.

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