LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS Spanish 2A

What are reflexive verbs? A reflexive verb is used when the subject and the object are the same. The subject is the person doing the action The object to the person/thing to whom the action is being done.

REFLEXIVE NOT English Example I wash my face I wash the car Subject: I Object: my face Object: the car REFLEXIVE NOT

Reflexive verbs have 2 parts Reflexive pronoun Indicated by “se” at the end of the infinitive form It gets changed to match the object The reflexive pronoun is normally moved in front of the conjugated verb! Verb After we have moved the reflexive pronoun to the front, we can conjugate the verb as we usually do! me = myself nos = ourselves te = yourself os = yourselves se = himself, herself, yourself (formal) se = themselves, yourselves (uds.)

Full conjugation of lavarse Yo me lavo I wash myself Nosotros nos lavamos We wash ourselves Tú te lavas You wash yourself Vosotros os laváis Ya’ll wash yourselves Él se lava – He washes himself Ella se lava – She washes herself Usted se lava You (formal) wash yourself Ellos se lavan They wash themselves Ustedes se lavan You all wash yourselves

Tú te lav as ar se la cara Un Ejemplo Lavarse (to wash oneself) Let’s say we want to write, “You wash your face” Tú te lav as ar se la cara

Un Ejemplo Los chicos afeit ar an se Afeitarse (to shave) Let’s say we want to write, “The boys shave (themselves).” Los chicos afeit ar an se

Un Ejemplo Ella desp ie e rt ar a se Despertarse (to wake up) e ie Let’s say we want to write, “She wakes (herself) up.” Ella desp ie e rt ar a se

Reflexives in the infinitive form REMEMBER: WE NEVER PUT 2 CONJUGATED VERBS NEXT TO EACH OTHER!!! This applies to reflexive verbs, too! When a reflexive verb is in the infinitive form, we still change the reflexive pronoun to match the object…. but the reflexive pronoun stays at the END of the verb! Un ejemplo: I need to shower (myself). Yo necesito duchar me. se.