Verbos ReflexivosVerbos Reflexivos

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Definition/MeaningDefinition/Meaning

Reflexive verbsReflexive verbs - the person doing - the person doing the verb is also the object of the the verb is also the object of the verb; in other words, the person is verb; in other words, the person is performing the action on performing the action on himself/herselfhimself/herself– I bathe myself.I bathe myself.– He dries himself.He dries himself.– We put ourselves to bed.We put ourselves to bed.

How to conjugateHow to conjugateThree easy steps:Three easy steps:

1. Move the reflexive pronoun to 1. Move the reflexive pronoun to before the infinitive.before the infinitive.

bañarbañarsese → → sese bañar bañar

2. Conjugate the verb like normal.2. Conjugate the verb like normal.

se bañse bañarar → se bañ → se bañoo (yo) (yo)

3. Modify the pronoun to match the 3. Modify the pronoun to match the verb.verb.

sese baño → baño → meme baño baño

Me baño.Me baño.

I take a bath.I take a bath.

¡Pronombres Reflexivos!¡Pronombres Reflexivos!

me - “myself”me - “myself” nos - “ourselves”nos - “ourselves”

te - “yourself”te - “yourself” os* / se** - os* / se** - “yourselves”“yourselves”

se - “himself”, se - “himself”, “herself”“herself” se - “themselves”se - “themselves”

*en España **en Latinoamérica

EjemplosEjemplosNo No meme puedo puedo dormirdormir en un hotel extraño. (dormirse) en un hotel extraño. (dormirse)¡¡Te visteTe viste rápidamente! (vestirse) rápidamente! (vestirse)Le gusta Le gusta bañarsebañarse por la mañana. por la mañana.Nos levantamosNos levantamos a las 8:00 para ir al museo. a las 8:00 para ir al museo.

(levantarse)(levantarse)Se cepillanSe cepillan los* dientes dos veces por día. los* dientes dos veces por día.

(cepillarse)(cepillarse)

NOTA: NOTA: the pronoun can attach to the infinitive or go before the pronoun can attach to the infinitive or go before

the conjugated verbthe conjugated verb *you don’t say “brush *you don’t say “brush their their teeth” but you use the teeth” but you use the

reflexive verb with the definite articlereflexive verb with the definite article You can make any verb reflexive; it just You can make any verb reflexive; it just

changes the meaning.changes the meaning.– I fix some coffee. - I fix some coffee for myself.I fix some coffee. - I fix some coffee for myself.– Preparo un café. - Me preparo un café.Preparo un café. - Me preparo un café.