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Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

The person doing the action is doing it to or for themselves.

Reflexive Verbs

Keep it clean, people.

In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs, so these will seem strange to you.

Reflexive Verbs

In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…

Lauren brushes her hair.

Scott bathes himself.

Reflexive Verbs

You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example:

I wash my (my own) hair.

Reflexive Verbs

In Spanish, reflexive verbs have two parts: 1. a reflexive pronoun 2. a verb form

Reflexive Verbs: Break It Down, Ya’ll

LAVARSE (to wash oneself)

Reflexive Verbs

VerbForm

ReflexivePronoun ME

TE

SE

NOS

SE

Reflexive Pronouns

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 ya’ll)

se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other)

LAVARSE

me lavo

te lavas

se lava

nos lavamos

os laváis

se lavan

I wash myself (Me lavo.)You wash yourself (Te lavas.)He, She, It washes himself, etc. (Se lava.)

We wash ourselves. (Nos lavamos.)They wash themselves. (Se lavan.)

TO WASH ONESELF

They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.

Reflexive Pronouns

Before the verb:Me lavo el pelo.

After the infinitive:Voy a lavarme el pelo.

Reflexive Pronouns

Let’s do more verbs!

Reflexive Verbs

CEPILLARSE – to brush

me cepillo

te cepillas

se cepilla

nos cepillamos

os cepilláis

se cepillan

DUCHARSE – to shower

me ducho

te duchas

se ducha

nos duchamos

os ducháis

se duchan

BAÑARSE – to bathe

me baño

te bañas

se baña

nos bañamos

os bañáis

se bañan

LEVANTARSE – to get up

me levanto

te levantas

se levanta

nos levantamos

os levantáis

se levantan

When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)

Reflexive Verbs

Nos lavamos el pelo.

Te cepillas los dientes?

Reflexive Verbs

Acostarse (oue)Me acuesto, te acuestas, se acuesta, nos acostamos, os acostáis, se acuestan

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