Reflexive verbs Verbs used with reflexive pronouns 7.1 Los reflexivos Reflexive verbs Verbs used with reflexive pronouns

Object Pronouns: This lesson refers to reflexive verbs Object Pronouns: This lesson refers to reflexive verbs. However, it might be helpful to think of reflexive constructions as verbs that use reflexive pronouns. This is because many verbs can be used with or without reflexive pronouns. Reflexive Indirect Direct me nos me nos me nos te os te os te os se se le les lo/la los/las

Joaquín se ducha por la mañana. A reflexive verb is most commonly used to indicate that the subject does something to or for himself or herself. In other words, it “reflects” the action of the verb back to the subject. Reflexive verbs always use reflexive pronouns. (me, te, se, nos, os, se) SUBJECT REFLEXIVE VERB Joaquín se ducha por la mañana. Joaquín showers (gets showered) in the morning.

¡ATENCIÓN! Pablo se lava. Except for se, reflexive pronouns have the same forms as direct and indirect object pronouns. Se is used for both singular and plural subjects —there is no individual plural form. Pablo se lava. Ellos se lavan. The word ses does not exist!

Me afeito. I shave myself. In the dictionary, the pronoun se attached to an infinitive identifies the verb as reflexive, and often translates as “oneself.” (It can also be translated “to get”/”to become”) lavarse (to wash oneself) (to get washed) When a reflexive verb is conjugated, the reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject. Pronouns match up with the conjugated verb. me yo form nos nosotros form te tú form os vosotros form se Ud., él, ella forms se Uds., ellos, ellas forms Me afeito. I shave myself. Te despiertas a las siete. You wake up at 7:00.

lavarse (to wash oneself) SINGULAR FORMS yo me lavo I wash (myself) tú te lavas you wash (yourself) Ud. se lava él / ella he/she washes (himself/herself) PLURAL FORMS nosotros/as nos lavamos we wash (ourselves) vosotros/as os laváis you wash (yourselves) Uds. se lavan ellos / ellas they wash (themselves)

COMPARE & CONTRAST Unlike English, a number of verbs in Spanish can be reflexive or non-reflexive. If the verb acts upon the subject, the reflexive form is used. If the verb acts upon something other than the subject, the non-reflexive form is used. Compare these sentences. Lola lava los platos. Lola se lava la cara. Reflexive verbs sometimes have different meanings than their non-reflexive counterparts. For example, lavar means to wash, while lavarse means to wash oneself, to wash up, to get washed.

¡ATENCIÓN! When used with a reflexive verb, parts of the body or clothing are generally not referred to with possessives, but with the definite article (el, los, la, las) or with the indefinite article (un, una, unos, unas). La niña se quitó los zapatos. Necesito cepillarme los dientes. El chico se pone una corbata.

NOTE: A reflexive pronoun can serve as a direct object pronoun or as an indirect object pronoun. Me lavo. I wash myself. (I get washed.) D.O.P. Me pongo la chaqueta. I put the jacket on me . D.O. I.O. pronoun In any case, the reflexive pronoun ALWAYS agrees with the subject of the conjugated verb.

To become happy alegrarse To sit down sentarse To fall down caerse To stand up levantarse To shut up callarse To get sick enfermarse To become happy alegrarse Verbs that end in up and down in English, are reflexive in Spanish. When English uses get or become with a verb, Spanish uses reflexive constructions. (Spanish does not literally translate the words up, down, get, become.)

Nos estamos lavando las manos. We are washing our hands. Like object pronouns, reflexive pronouns generally appear before a conjugated verb. With infinitives and present participles, they may be placed before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive or present participle. Ellos se van a vestir. Ellos van a vestirse. They are going to get dressed. Nos estamos lavando las manos. Estamos lavándonos las manos. We are washing our hands.

¡ATENCIÓN! bañando bañándose afeitando afeitándose When a reflexive pronoun is attached to a present participle, an accent mark is added to maintain the original stress: bañando bañándose afeitando afeitándose

Common reflexive verbs acordarse (de) (o:ue) to remember acostarse (o:ue) to go to bed afeitarse to shave bañarse to bathe; to take a bath cepillarse to brush despedirse (de) (e:i) to say good-bye (to) despertarse (e:ie) to wake up dormirse (o:ue) to go to sleep; to fall asleep ducharse to shower; to take a shower

Common reflexive verbs enojarse (con) to get angry (with) irse to go away; to leave lavarse to wash (oneself) levantarse to get up llamarse to be called; to be named maquillarse to put on makeup peinarse to comb one’s hair ponerse to put on ponerse (+ adj.) to become (+ adj.)

Common reflexive verbs preocuparse (por) to worry (about) probarse (o:ue) to try on quedarse to stay; to remain quitarse to take off secarse to dry (oneself) sentarse (e:ie) to sit down sentirse (e:ie) to feel vestirse (e:i) to get dressed

¡INTÉNTALO! Indica el presente de los verbos reflexivos que siguen. despertarse (e-ie in the present) Mis hermanos ____ tarde. se despiertan 2. Tú ____ tarde. te despiertas 3. Nosotros ____ tarde. nos despertamos 4. Benito ____ tarde. se despierta 5. Yo ____ tarde. me despierto

6. Ustedes ____ tarde. se despiertan 7. Ella ____ tarde. se despierta 8. Adriana y yo ____ tarde. nos despertamos 9. Ellos ____ tarde.

¡INTÉNTALO! Indica el presente de los verbos reflexivos que siguen. ponerse Él ____ una chaqueta. se pone 2. Yo ____ una chaqueta. me pongo 3. Usted ____ una chaqueta. 4. Nosotros ____ una chaqueta. nos ponemos

5. Las niñas ____ una chaqueta. se ponen 6. Tú ____ una chaqueta 5. Las niñas ____ una chaqueta. se ponen 6.Tú ____ una chaqueta. te pones 7.El botones ____ una chaqueta. se pone 8. Beatriz y Gil ____ una chaqueta. 9. Ustedes ____ una chaqueta.