Los Verbos Reflexivos In this presentation, we are going to look at a special group of verbs called reflexives

Reflexive Verbs A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same. I wash myself. subject: I verb: wash object: myself OR… think of it like when someone does something to or for themselves (I wash MYSELF)

Reflexive Verbs I wash the car. subject: I verb: wash object: car Since the subject and object are different, the verb is not reflexive. Here, we are washing the CAR not doing something to ourselves… so it is not reflexive.

Reflexive Verbs Here's another example of how a verb can be either reflexive or non-reflexive. I scratch myself. subject: I verb: scratch object: myself Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive.

Reflexive Verbs But now look at this example… I scratch the dog. subject: I verb: scratch object: dog Since the subject and object are different, the verb is not reflexive.

Verbos…Verbos When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se." lavar to wash (non-reflexive) lavarse to wash oneself (reflexive) rascar to scratch (non-reflexive) rascarse to scratch oneself (reflexive)

Reflexive Verbs There is one reflexive verb you have been using since you began studying Spanish. llamarse - to call oneself ¿Cómo se llama usted? What do you call yourself? Me llamo Juan. I call myself Juan. Note: A more "natural" translation would be "What is your name?" and "My name is Juan."

Reflexive Verbs When you learned to conjugate regular verbs, you needed to learn a set of pronouns called "subject pronouns." Lavar = to wash yo lavo tú lavas él, ella, usted lava nosotros/as lavamos ellos, ellas, ustedes lavan

Don’t copy.. Just read… To learn to conjugate reflexive verbs, you need to learn a different set of pronouns called "reflexive pronouns." These pronouns are positioned before the verb, while the ending "se" is dropped and the verb is conjugated normally.

Now… examples lavarse yo me lavo I wash (myself) tú te lavas you wash (yourself) (informal) él se lava / ella se lava he washes (himself)/ she washes herself

Y más… usted se lava you wash (yourself) (formal) nosotros nos lavamos we wash (ourselves) ustedes se lavan you-all wash (yourselves)(formal) ellos se lavan they wash (themselves)

So how do we form them? The reflexive pronouns are not subject pronouns; rather they are object pronouns. me (myself) te (yourself) se (himself, herself, yourself) nos (ourselves) se (themselves, yourselves)

Reflexive Verbs The purpose of the reflexive object pronouns is to show that the action of the verb remains with the subject. Juan se lava la cara. Juan washes his face. (reflexive) Juan lava su carro. (non-reflexive) Juan washes his car. Note: When referring to body parts, use the definite article, thus "la cara" not "su cara."

¡Practicamos! Choose A or B I wash the car. A)Lavo el auto. B)Me lavo el auto. I take a bath. A)Me baño. B)Yo baño.

You Choose… Juan goes to bed at ten in the evening. A)Juan se acuesta a las diez de la noche. B)Juan acuesta a las diez de la noche. Maria puts the baby to bed at seven in the evening. A)María se acuesta al bebé a las siete de la noche. B)María acuesta al bebé a las siete de la noche.

More practice… I wake up at six in the morning. A)Me despierto a las seis de la mañana. B)Despierto a las seis de la mañana. She wakes her child at nine in the morning. A)Ella se despierta a su niño a las nueve de la mañana. B)Ella despierta a su niño a las nueve de la mañana.

Now, the verbs you will need Acostarse (o  ue) to go to bed Afeitarse : to shave Arreglarse : to get ready Bañarse : to bathe Cepillarse (el pelo) : to brush (one’s hair) Despertarse (e  ie) : to wake up Dormirse : to fall asleep

One more set of verbs… Lavarse : to wash up Levantarse : to get up Peinarse : to comb one’s hair Ponerse : to put on (ex. one’s clothes) Quitarse : to take off (ex. One’s clothes) Sentarse (e  ie) to sit down Vestirse : to get dressed

tarea Dialogue – with a partner, write a dialogue to memorize and perform in front of the class. You MUST use at least 6 reflexive verbs!!