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Los verbos reflexivos What is a reflexive verb? A reflexive verb is one where the subject and the direct object are the same. You can tell a verb is reflexive because it will have “se” attached to it. acostarse bañarse to go to bed to take a bath (to bathe oneself) How do you conjugate a reflexive verb? All these verbs use a reflexive pronoun very much like the direct and indirect object pronouns. They are as follows: Yo me (myself) Tú te (yourself) Él / ella / usted se (himself/herself/itself) Nosotros nos (ourselves) Ellos / ellas / ustedes se (themselves/yourselves) These pronouns: 1. go in front of the conjugated verb. 2. after and attached to the infinitive. 3. after and attached to the –ndo (accent required). 4. after and attached to an affirmative command (watch your accents). 1. in front of the conjugated verb: Elena se levanta inmediatamente. Elena gets up immediately. 2. after and attached to the infinitive: Tengo que lavarme el pelo. I have to wash my hair. 3. after and attached to the –ndo: Papá está afeitándose. Dad is shaving. 4. after and attached to an affirmative command: Marta, levántate! Marta, get up! Laura Yankov; Yale Secondary School Can these verbs be used without the reflexive pronouns? These verbs can be used without the reflexive pronouns but the means are changed slightly: Elena washes up. Elena washes the dog. Elena se lava. Elena lava el perro. (in the second example, the action is not done to the subject, so no reflexive pronoun is used.) The following is a list of common reflexive verbs: Acostarse (ue) Afeitarse Arreglarse Bañarse Cepillarse Despertarse (ie) Divertirse (ie,i) Dormirse (ue,u) Irse Lavarse Levantarse Peinarse Ponerse Quitarse Sentarse (ie) Vestirse (i) to go to bed to shave to get ready to bathe to brush to wake up to have a good time to go to sleep, fall asleep to leave, go to wash up, brush (one’s teeth) to get up to comb to put on to take off to sit down to get dressed Laura Yankov; Yale Secondary School