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REFLEXIVE VERBS. REFLEXIVE VERBS. The subject of the verb receives the action of the verb. The person doing the verb receives the result of the verb being done. Non-Reflexive: I wash the car. Yo lavo el carro. Subject: I (yo) Recipient: car. Reflexive : I wash myself.
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REFLEXIVE VERBS The subject of the verb receives the action of the verb. The person doing the verb receives the result of the verb being done.
Non-Reflexive: I wash the car. Yo lavo el carro. Subject: I (yo) Recipient: car Reflexive: I wash myself. Yo melavo. Subject: I (yo) Recipient: myself (me)
Non-Reflexive: The girl dressed the baby. La chica vistió al niño. Subject: girl (chica)Recipient: baby (niño) Reflexive: The boy dressed himself. El chico se vistió. Subject: boy (chico) Recipient: himself (se)
Reflexive Pronouns: me nos te os se se
Reflexive Pronouns • have the same placement rules as Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns. • Reflexive Pronouns are placed: • Before a conjugated verb • After and attached to an infinitive (unconjugated verb) • After and attached to a gerrund (-ando/-iendo)
Reflexive Verbs are easy to recognize in their infinitive(unconjugated)form. acostar maquillar levantar se se se
To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: • Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb. • Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same) • Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. nos me os te levantar se
To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: • Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb. • Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same) • Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. se levant an aron aban ar --
To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs: me levanto nos levantamos te levantas os levantáis se levanta se levantan
Reflexive Verbs • Any verb can be a reflexive verb. However, not all verbs make sense reflexively. (comerse…yikes!) • Reflexive verbs can be conjugated in any tense. (present, preterit, imperfect, future, etc)
Reflexive Verbs Many times the meaning of a verb changes when it becomes reflexive: levantar – to liftlevantarse – to get up(literally to lift oneself up) poner – to putponerse – to put onto place (get dressed) dormir – to sleepdormirse – to fall asleep arreglar-to arrange arreglarse – to get ready Etc…