Realidades 2 Los Verbos Reflexivos

Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) and a verb form.

Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Reflexive Pronoun Verb Form

Reflexive Verbs In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be… Kayla brushes her hair. Griffin bathes himself.

Reflexive Verbs You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example: I wash my (my own) hair.

Reflexive Pronouns me (to or for myself) te (to or for yourself) se (to or for himself, herself, it) nos (to or for ourselves) os (to or for you all) se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other)

Lavarse = to wash oneself Me lavo I wash myself Te lavas You wash yourself Se lava He, she, you (fl.) wash himself, herself, yourself Nos lavamos We wash ourselves Os laváis You wash yourselves Se lavan They, you (pl.) wash themselves/yourselves

La mujer se seca el pelo.

El niño se cepilla los dientes.

Te pintas las uñas.

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CEPILLARSE me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos os cepilláis se cepillan

DUCHARSE me ducho te duchas se ducha nos duchamos os ducháis se duchan

Reflexive Verbs When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)

Reflexive Verbs Nos lavamos el pelo. Te cepillas los dientes?

Traduce a español. I take a shower in the morning. (Yo) me ducho por la mañana. We brush our teeth. (Nosotros) nos cepillamos los dientes. They prepare themselves for the wedding. Ellos se preparan para la boda. You (pl.) wake up at 5:00 a.m. Uds. se despiertan a las cinco de la mañana.

Reflexive Pronouns They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.

Reflexive Pronouns Me acuesto temprano. Me voy a acostar temprano. Before the conjugated verb: Me acuesto temprano. Me voy a acostar temprano. After the infinitive: Voy a acostarme temprano. Necesitas ponerte los zapatos después de cepillarte los dientes.

Traduce a español. You wash your face before going to bed. Te lavas la cara antes de acostarte. They dry off after taking a shower. Ellos se secan después de ducharse. I have to paint my nails. Tengo que pintarme las uñas. We wake up at 5:00 but (we) get up at 5:30. Nos despertamos a las cinco pero nos levantamos a las cinco y media.

Some verbs have both reflexive and non-reflexive forms and usages. El padre arregla el pelo de su hija. Ella se arregla el pelo.

La madre seca el pelo de su hija. La mujer se seca el pelo.

La madre viste a su hijo. La muchacha se viste.