1. Spanish 2 Reflexive verbs and Pronouns
Spanish 2 Reflexive verbs and Pronouns. Ordinal numbers Los verbos y pronombres reflexivos. Numeros ordinales
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2. Reflexive Verbs
I see you Whom do you see? – A different subject is the object I see myself The same subject is the object The action doesn’t go anywhere -- This is a reflexive action and involves the full being as the object: myself, yourself, etc. In Spanish, reflexive verbs require reflexive object pronouns, which are employed in the same manner as direct or indirect object pronouns. Me veo. (I see myself)
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3. Reflexive Verbs
Me quiero ver. (or) Quiero verme. If there are two verbs in the clause, the object pronoun either precedes the first verb or attaches directly to the second verbs
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4. Reflexive Pronouns Singular Plural me (me) nos (us) te ( you) os (you)
se (him/her; you, it)
se (them, you)
The use of reflexive object pronouns in Spanish is more expansive than English , which is more restrictive.
As long as the action is going back to the actor, it is considered a reflexive verb. These actions require the usage of reflexive pronouns:
bañarse (to take a bath)
sentarse (to sit down)
me baño nos bañamos
me siento nos sentamos
te bañas os bañáis
te sientas os sentáis
se baña se bañan
se sienta se sientan

5. Helpful Hints When Using the Reflexive Verbs
Many reflexive verbs are stem-changing and should be conjugated as such.
Many involve the mentioning of as body part . Generally speaking, use the definite article rather than the possessive adjective before the body part. Because of the reflexive pronoun, it is obvious whose body part is being discussed:
Me peino el pelo Te cepillas los dientes.
3. One unusual verb is irse. This strays from the general description of the reflexive verb in that this is not a case where the subject and object are the same. Instead the reflexive pronoun intensifies the action, like comerse.
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6. Some Commonly Used Reflexive Verbs
Nearly all verbs in Spanish can be either reflexive or non-reflexive. However, there are certain actions that usually are reflexive due to the nature of the action: acostarse dormirse (o-> ue) afeitarse ducharse casarse(con alguien) enfermarse cepillarse enojarse despertarse (e -> ie) lavarse desvestirse (e-> i) levantarse
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7. More reflexive verbs
llamarse mirarse peinarse ponerse (to become) ponerse(la ropa) preocuparse(por) probarse (o-> ue) quitarse secarse sentarse (e-> ie) verse vestirse (e->i)
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8. Reflexive Object Pronouns
Singular
Plural
me (myself)
nos (ourselves)
te ( yourself)
os (yourselves)
se (him/her, your, it-self)
se (themselves)

9. Los Números Ordinales según La Real Academia Española.
nales

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The R.I.D. Order
Two is the maximum number of pronouns that can appear together in a sentence. The possible combinations are:
Reflexive-Direct: Me lo compro.
Indirect-Direct: Yo te la escribo
Reflexive-indirect is very rare.
The La La Rule
When both the indirect and the direct objects are in the third person, both pronouns, regardless of number of gender, will begin with the letter l. When this happens, change the indirect object pronoun (first one) to se.
That will avoid the tongue-tripping quality of the two small words starting with the letter l.
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More about R.I.D.
In a negative sentence or clause in which the RID rules apply, place the word no (or other negation word) directly before the first pronoun.
No te lo tengo
Nunca se la compran (la-la rule)
No se los tengo (la-la rule)
No nos las vendemos
R.I.D. with two verbs
In sentences that contain two verbs, the RID pronoun rule still applies; howver, now you will attach both pronouns directly to the second verb – the infinitive.
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12. Consultas Bibliográficas
Pronombres de Complemento Directo e indirecto
Consultas Bibliográficas
Richmond, D. Practice Makes Perfect. (1996) McGraw Hill
- Spanish Prepositions and Pronouns
Consultas Cibernéticas
Real Academia Española
Luis Manuel Rodriguez
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