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Reflexive Verbs 4 A verb is reflexive in Spanish when the subject receives the action of the verb. In English this is implied by the endings – self and- selves. In Spanish the reflexive pronouns are Yo me tú te él, ella, Ud. se nosotros nos vosotros os ellos, ellas, Uds. se Many reflexive verbs in Spanish describe daily routine actions. Examples of this are: – to wake up despertarse (eie) – to take a shower ducharse – to comb oneself peinarse – to get dressed vestirse – to get undressed desvestirse – to go to bed acostarse – to brush cepillarse – to shave afeitarse – to dry off secarse – to put on makeup maquillarse – to take a bath bañarse – to wash lavarse Other reflexive verbs describe a physical or emotional state. Examples of this are: – to enjoy oneself divertirse (eie) – to feel (emotion) sentirse Some reflexive verbs describe a change of state and they carry the added meaning of “to get” or “to become. Examples of this are: – to become angry enojarse – to get bored aburrise – to become nervous ponerse nervioso / volverse – to go crazy volverse loco – to get tired cansarse Some verbs have a different meaning when used reflexively – to go ir irse to leave – to seem parecer parecerse a to look like – to take away quitar quitarse to take off – to lose perder perderse to get lost – to sleep dormir dormirse to fall asleep – to be located quedar quedarse to stay/remain – to return volver volverse to become Other verbs are always reflexive : – to realize darse cuenta de – to complain quejarse – to behave portarse (oue) Placement of reflexive pronouns: – usually in front of the conjugated verb – attached to present participles (ando-iendo), infinitives, affirmative commands Reflexive Pronouns in RECIPROCAL actions To tell what people do to or for each other (one another), use the reciprocal pronouns – We call each other every day. Nos llamamos cada día. – They call each other on Mondays. Se llaman los lunes. Some examples of reflexive verbs that are commonly used reciprocally: – to hug each other abrazarse – to help each other ayudarse – to kiss each other besarse – to understand each other comprenderse , entenderse – to know/meet each other conocerse – to tell each other contarse – to write to each other escribirse – to talk to each other hablarse – to read to each other leerse – to call each other llamarse – to get along well with each other llevarse bien – to fight with each other pelearse – to greet each other saludarse – to see each other verse