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Verbos Reflexivos Juego - Reflexive Verbs in Spanish Game - Español

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Reflexive Verbs in Spanish Quiz - Juego de los Verbos Reflexivos en español - Woodward Spanish

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https://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/verbs/spanish-reflexive-verbs

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A reflexive verb is a verb used to indicate that someone or something is performing an action on or for itself.

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https://youtu.be/aYFCwIfZ-s4

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Verbs that are used when talking about an action that they are performing.

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A reflexive verb, or pronominal verb, is a verb that is accompanied by a reflexive pronoun. This verb construction is used when a person performs an action to or for him/herself. In other words, the subject of the verb and the direct object of the verb are the same person. It is important to note that reflexive verbs can sometimes be unintuitive for English speakers because they are not very common in English yet they are used quite a bit Spanish. So it is important to learn not just how to form reflexive verbs but also when to use them.

You have probably already seen the reflexive verb when you learned to introduce yourself in Spanish, as seen in the first example below.Another typical use of reflexive verbs is personal care and emotions, as seen in examples two and three.

Cuando nos reunimos, es como que si estuviéramos en El Salvador. Todos nos ponemos felices, la bulla que hacemos, la cultura nunca se deja.
When we get together, it's like we are in El Salvador. We all get so happy, the ruckus that we make, you never let go of your culture.

Formation

To conjugate reflexive verbs, the verb is conjugated according to the subject and the reflexive pronoun matches subject in person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) and in number (singular or plural). In the example, levantabasis conjugated in the second person singular and is also second person singular. Also note that reflexive verbs can appear as infinitive as well such as because the conjugated verb acts as an auxiliary verb.

Pronoun Placement

There are two places where reflexive pronouns can be placed, as seen in the example above.

1. Before a conjugated verb

2. Attached to the end of the verb, ONLY IF the verb is not conjugated, such as infinitives or gerunds or if the verb is an affirmative informal command.

Uses

Reflexive Actions and Emotions

Reflexive verbs often express reflexive actions, that is, the subject performs the action on itself, like These verbs can be used as 1) reflexive verbs or 2) non-reflexive verbs if the action is being done to someone other than the subject. Notice how in the first example, the verb is used reflexively, meaning someone worries about something. Whereas in the second example the verb preocupar is not reflexive, meaning that something worries someone. In this example, the direct object is and the subject eso.

Nos preocupamos por lo que les pasa.
We worry about what happens to them. We worry about what they're missing, about their health, about their well-being. Nos preocupamos por qué les falta, por la salud de ellos, por el bienestar.

Meaning Changes

Some verbs, when in the regular or reflexive form, change their meaning as seen in the table below.

Compare the difference in meaning between the reflexive verb and the regular verb llamar, in the examples below:

Reflexives Only

Many times the English translation will use the verb get instead of using a reflexive construction. See in the following examples how the English translation does not uses a reflexive verb where Spanish does.

Me
I got in to take a bath and I finished bathing but I started to get really dizzy and then I dragged myself to the door. metí a bañarme y pues acabé de bañarme, pero empecé a marearme muy feo y entonces me arrastré hacia la puerta.

With Body Parts

Unlike English, when reflexive verbs are used with parts of the body, they take the definite article () rather than a possessive determiner as in English:

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Reflexive Verbs - Spanish Grammar in Context

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llamarse to be named me llamo nos llamamos te llamas se llama se llaman A reflexive verb, or pronominal verb, is a verb that is accompanied by a reflexive pronoun. This verb construction is used when a person performs an action to or for him/herself.

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If the subject in a sentence performs an action on its self it is reflexive.

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Reflexive verb pronouns

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https://youtu.be/aYFCwIfZ-s4

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Spanish Grammar - Reflexive Verbs, Reflexive Pronouns

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The reflexive pronoun is positioned before the verb when the verb is conjugated (as seen above), but is placed after (and connected to) the verb when the verb is in the infinitive or imperative (giving an order). However, if the infinitive verb is preceded by a separate conjugated verb, then the reflexive pronoun can be positioned first.

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Pronouns for Reflexive Verbs are
Me for Myself
Te for Yourself
Se for Himself, Herself, & Yourself
Nos for Ourselves
Se for Themselves, & Yourselves
A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same.

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1. The written lesson is below.

2. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left.

In the previous lesson, you learned that a verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same.

Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive. Since the subject and object are different, the verb is not reflexive.

You also learned that when a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se."

You should have memorized a set of pronouns called "reflexive pronouns."

You learned to conjugate reflexive verbs like this:

lavarse
tú te lavas
you wash (yourself) (informal)

él/ella se lava
he/she washes (him/herself)

usted se lava
you wash (yourself) (formal)

nosotros/as nos lavamos
we wash (ourselves)

vosotros/as os laváis
you-all wash (yourselves) (informal)

ustedes se lavan
you-all wash (yourselves) (formal)

ellos/as se lavan
they wash (themselves)

In the lesson titled Direct Object Pronouns Part III you learned that when there are two verbs, you have two options on where to place the pronoun: before the conjugated verb or attached to the end of the infinitive.

Lo debemos comprar.
Debemos comprarlo.
We should buy it.

María nos debe visitar.
María debe visitarnos.
Mary should visit us.

Juan lo necesita lavar.
Juan necesita lavarlo.
John needs to wash it.

The same is true regarding reflexive pronouns. When the sentence has two verbs, the pronoun can be placed directly before the conjugated verb or attached to the end of the infinitive.

Whenever a verb directly follows a preposition, it remains in the infinitive form. For reflexive verbs, the ending -se changes to agree with the subject. Observe the differences in the following sentences, all of which are about counting burros before falling asleep.

Antes de dormir me, yo cuento burros.

Antes de dormir te, tú cuentas burros.

Antes de dormir se, la chica cuenta burros.

Antes de dormir nos, nosotros contamos burros.

Antes de dormir os, vosotros contáis burros.

Antes de dormir se, los chicos cuentan burros.

In English, many verbs can be used transitively (with a direct object) or intransitively (without a direct object).

The sun dried the clothes. (transitive)
The clothes dried in the sun. (intransitive)

In Spanish, these intransitive constructions frequently employ the reflexive form.

The sun dried the clothes. (transitive)
El sol secó la ropa.

The clothes dried in the sun. (intransitive)
La ropa se secó al sol.

Sometimes, the reflexive construction is used merely to emphasize who is performing the action of the sentence.

For some verbs, the meaning changes when they are used reflexively.

aburrir - to bore
aburrirse - to be bored

acordar - to agree
acordarse de - to remember

acostar - to put to bed
acostarse - to go to bed

casar - to perform a marriage ceremony
casarse con - to become married to someone

despedir - to fire
despedirse de - to say goodbye

dormir - to sleep
dormirse - to fall asleep

ir - to go
irse - to go away, to leave

morir - to die (abruptly, as of an accident, war, etc.)
morirse - to die (as from natural causes; also "to die" figuratively)

negar - to deny
negarse a - to refuse

parecer - to seem
parecerse a - to resemble

poner - to put
ponerse - to put on

probar - to try, to taste
probarse - to try on

quitar - to take away
quitarse - to take off

A few verbs are always used reflexively.

arrepentirse (e:ie) - to repent
atreverse a - to dare
darse cuenta de - to realize
jactarse de - to boast
quejarse de - to complain about
suicidarse - to commit suicide

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Reflexive Verbs: Part II - StudySpanish.com

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The written lesson is below. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. In the previous lesson, you learned that a verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same. Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive.