Reflexive verbs And pronouns Álamo

I’m taking a bath. Reflexive A reflexive verb is when a person doing an action is also receiving the action. I’m taking a bath. Reflexive Me baño. I’m bathing my little brother. Non-Reflexive Yo baño a mi hermanito. Álamo

In Spanish when using a reflexive verb you will also have to use a reflexive pronoun. Me Nos Te Se Se Álamo

Reflexive object pronouns Singular Plural me (myself) nos (ourselves) te ( yourself) x se (him/her, your, it-self) se (themselves) Álamo

There are four placements of reflexive pronouns. 1. In front of the conjugated verb. Me baño 2. Attached to the infinitive of the verb. 2. Yo quiero bañarme. 3. Attached to the affirmative command. 3. Báñate. 4. In front of the negative command. 4. No te bañes. Álamo

desvestirse (e-> i) levantarse 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 llamarse mirarse peinarse ponerse (to become) ponerse(la ropa) preocuparse(por) probarse (o-> ue) quitarse secarse sentarse (e-> ie) verse vestirse (e->i) Álamo

Do not use possessive adejctives with reflexive verbs Do not use possessive adejctives with reflexive verbs. Use the definite article instead. Ex. Anita se lava la cara. reflexive pronoun def.article reflexive verb Álamo

Ex. Me voy a acostar a las once. Voy a acostarme a las once. When an infinitive follows a conjugated verb, the refleive pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive Ex. Me voy a acostar a las once. Voy a acostarme a las once. Álamo

Note: Some verbs have different meanings when used reflexively. Dormir  to sleep  dormirse  to fall asleep Poner  to put ponerse  to put on (clothes) Álamo