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Verbos Reflexivos. Remember DOPs and IOPs?. Let’s compare some examples…. Definition/Meaning. Reflexive verbs - the person doing the verb is also the object of the verb; in other words, the person is performing the action on himself/herself I bathe myself. He dries himself.
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Remember DOPs and IOPs? Let’s compare some examples…
Definition/Meaning Reflexive verbs - the person doing the verb is also the object of the verb; in other words, the person is performing the action on himself/herself • I bathe myself. • He dries himself. • We put ourselves to bed.
How to conjugate Three easy steps: 1. Move the reflexive pronoun to before the infinitive. bañarse → se bañar 2. Conjugate the verb like normal. se bañar → se baño (yo) 3. Modify the pronoun to match the verb. se baño → me baño
Me baño. I take a bath.
¡Pronombres Reflexivos! *en España **en Latinoamérica
Ejemplos No me puedo dormir en un hotel extraño. (dormirse) ¡Te viste rápidamente! (vestirse) Le gusta bañarse por la mañana. Nos levantamos a las 8:00 para ir al museo. (levantarse) Se cepillan los* dientes dos veces por día. (cepillarse) NOTA: the pronoun can attach to the infinitive or go before the conjugated verb *you don’t say “brush their teeth” but you use the reflexive verb with the definite article You can make any verb reflexive; it just changes the meaning. I fix some coffee. - I fix some coffee for myself. Preparo un café. - Me preparo un café.