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Understanding Reflexive Verbs in Spanish: Usage and Conjugation

Reflexive verbs are essential in Spanish, where the subject performs an action on themselves. This guide explains reflexive verbs and how they differ from non-reflexive forms with clear examples. For instance, "I wash the car" versus "I wash myself" highlights the difference in subject and action recipient. You’ll learn how to identify reflexive verbs, place reflexive pronouns appropriately, and conjugate them in different tenses. Discover how verb meanings can shift when made reflexive, with practical examples to enhance your understanding and usage.

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Understanding Reflexive Verbs in Spanish: Usage and Conjugation

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  1. REFLEXIVE VERBS

  2. REFLEXIVE VERBS The subject of the verb receives the action of the verb. The person doing the verb receives the result of the verb being done.

  3. Non-Reflexive: I wash the car. Yo lavo el carro. Subject: I (yo) Recipient: car Reflexive: I wash myself. Yo melavo. Subject: I (yo) Recipient: myself (me)

  4. Non-Reflexive: The girl dressed the baby. La chica vistió al niño. Subject: girl (chica)Recipient: baby (niño) Reflexive: The boy dressed himself. El chico se vistió. Subject: boy (chico) Recipient: himself (se)

  5. Reflexive Pronouns: me nos te os se se

  6. Reflexive Pronouns • have the same placement rules as Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns. • Reflexive Pronouns are placed: • Before a conjugated verb • After and attached to an infinitive (unconjugated verb) • After and attached to a gerrund (-ando/-iendo)

  7. Reflexive Verbs are easy to recognize in their infinitive(unconjugated)form. acostar maquillar levantar se se se

  8. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: • Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb. • Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same) • Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. nos me os te levantar se

  9. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: • Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb. • Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same) • Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. se levant an aron aban ar --

  10. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: me levanto nos levantamos te levantas os levantáis se levanta se levantan

  11. Reflexive Verbs • Any verb can be a reflexive verb. However, not all verbs make sense reflexively. (comerse…yikes!) • Reflexive verbs can be conjugated in any tense. (present, preterit, imperfect, future, etc)

  12. Reflexive Verbs Many times the meaning of a verb changes when it becomes reflexive: levantar – to liftlevantarse – to get up(literally to lift oneself up) poner – to putponerse – to put onto place (get dressed) dormir – to sleepdormirse – to fall asleep arreglar-to arrange arreglarse – to get ready Etc…

  13. REFLEXIVE VERBS

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