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    A reflexive verb is when the subject and the object are the same. When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se" you learned to conjugate reflexive verbs like this: lavarse yo me lavo.

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    A reflexive verb is when the subject and the object are the same. When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se" you learned to conjugate reflexive verbs like this: lavarse yo me lavo.

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    Re Exive Verbs: Part II: I Wash Myself

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    Reflexive Verbs: Part II

    In the previous lesson, you learned that a verb is reflexive when the subject and the object
    are the same.
    I wash myself.
    subject: I
    verb: wash
    object: myself
    Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive.
    I wash the car.
    subject: I
    verb: wash

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    object: car
    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.”
    lavar......................... to wash (non-reflexive)
    lavarse ..................... to wash oneself (reflexive)
    rascar ....................... to scratch (non-reflexive)
    rascarse.................... to scratch oneself (reflexive)

    You should have memorized a set of pronouns called “reflexive pronouns.”


    me (myself)
    te (yourself)
    se (himself, herself, yourself)
    nos (ourselves)
    os (yourselves)
    se (themselves, yourselves)

    You learned to conjugate reflexive verbs like this:


    lavarse
    yo me lavo ......................................................... I wash (myself)
    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.
    I want to see it. (querer, ver)
    Lo quiero ver.
    Quiero verlo.

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    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

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    infinitive.
    I want to see myself.
    Me quiero ver.
    Quiero verme.

    John needs to wash his hair.


    Juan se necesita lavar el pelo.
    Juan necesita lavarse el pelo.

    Maria can wash her face now.


    Ahora María se puede lavar la cara.
    Ahora María puede lavarse la cara.

    I have just gone to bed.


    Acabo de acostarme.
    Me acabo de acostar.

    We prefer to wash with scented soap.


    Preferimos lavarnos con jabón perfumado.
    Nos preferimos lavar con jabón perfumado.

    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 dormirme, yo cuento burros.
    Antes de dormirte, tú cuentas burros.
    Antes de dormirse, la chica cuenta burros.
    Antes de dormirnos, nosotros contamos burros.
    Antes de dormiros, vosotros contáis burros.
    Antes de dormirse, 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)

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    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.
    The cake? Maria ate it ....................................... ¿La torta? María se la comió.

    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

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    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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