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Los Verbos Reflexivos. Avancemos 2 – Unidad 2 Lección 2. What is a Reflexive Verb?. A reflexive verb is a verb that uses a reflexive pronoun. The reflexive pronoun shows that the subject receives the action of the verb while at the same time completing the action of the verb.
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Los VerbosReflexivos Avancemos 2 – Unidad 2 Lección 2
What is a Reflexive Verb? • A reflexive verb is a verb that uses a reflexive pronoun. • The reflexive pronoun shows that the subject receives the action of the verb while at the same time completing the action of the verb. • In other words, many reflexive verbs are actions that a person does to or for themselves.
To say that people do something to or forthemselves you use reflexive verbs.
For example washing one’s hands lavarselasmanos and brushing one’s teeth cepillarse los dientes arereflexive actions because the persondoing the actionALSOreceives the action.
How do you know a verb is reflexive? It ends in “se” in the infinitive form. • ducharse • cepillarse • afeitarse
How is a Reflexive verb conjugated? • In the infinitive form of reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of the verb. • Examples: bañarse – to bathe oneself lavarse – to wash oneself cepillarse los dientes – to brush one’s teeth
All reflexive verbs are used with a reflexivepronoun. Each reflexive pronoun matches up with the subject pronoun that it “reflects” Reflexive Pronoun Subject Translation me myself yo yourself tú te himself/herself/ itself/yourself él/ella/usted se nosotros nos ourselves themselves, yourselves, each other se ellos/ellasustedes
When you conjugate reflexive verbs, you should conjugate the verb normally and place the pronoun BEFOREthe conjugated verb. me te se nos os se Here are the reflexive pronouns:
***You still conjugate the verb as you would normally do, now you just add a reflexive pronoun before it.Bañarse – to take a bath/to bathe oneself. • Yomebaño • Tútebañas • Él/ella/ustedsebaña • Nosotrosnosbañamos • Ellos/ellas/ustedessebañan
Many reflexive verbs are translated into English with the word “get” like vestirse to get dressed or arreglarse to get ready (presentable)
REFLEXIVE vsNON-REFLEXIVE Some verbs can be reflexive AND non reflexive. However, they can have small but important changes in meaningwhen they become reflexive.
Here we are seeing the difference between a reflexive verb and a non reflexive verb. Ana Juan Claudia REFLEXIVE NON REFLEXIVE
Claudia is getting her hair cut BY Ana. She is NOT doing the action TO HERSELF so the non reflexive verb “cortar” is used. Ana cortael pelo. Ana Juan Claudia REFLEXIVE NON REFLEXIVE
Juan is cutting HIS OWN hair. He is doing the action TO HIMSELF so the reflexiveverb “cortarse” is used. Anacortael pelo. Juan se cortael pelo. Ana Juan Claudia REFLEXIVE NON REFLEXIVE
Choose which is reflexive? B Letter “A” is reflexive because Ana is combing her own hair. Ana sepeina el pelo. In letter”B” Julia is combing Ana’s hair. Julia peina el pelo de Ana. A Julia Ana Ana
Choose which is reflexive? B A Letter “B” is reflexive because Linais painting her own nails. Linasepintalasuñas. In letter ”A” Juana is painting Laura’s nails. Juana pintalasuñasde Laura. Juana Laura Lina
Choose which is reflexive? B A Letter “B” is reflexive because Paco is washing his (own) hands. Pacose lava lasmanos. In letter ”A” Paco is washing dishes. He is not doing the action to himself. Paco lava los platos . Paco Paco
Where does the reflexive pronoun go? In the present tense and other simple (single word) tenses it goes in front of the conjugated verb. Yo me peino.
Where does the reflexive pronoun go? When a reflexive verb follows a conjugated verb (I want to shower) (I am going to shower), use the correct reflexive pronoun with the infinitive. You can ATTACH the pronoun to the infinitive: Ex: A quehoraquieresdespertarte? (What time do you want to wake up?) You can also place the reflexive pronoun BEFORE the conjugated verb. Ex: Mequierodespertar a lassiete. (I want to wake up at seven.)
Where does the reflexive pronoun go? • With infinitives it can go in front of the conjugated verb, • or attached to the endof the infinitive. Yovoy a vestir. me Yovoya vestir me.
Where does the reflexive pronoun go? It is the same with present participles (“ing” verbs ending in ando, iendo or endo ). • It can go in front of the conjugated verb, • or attached to the end of the • present participle. Yoestoyduchando. me me. Estoyduchando
*A NOTE TO REMEMBER *Since the reflexive pronoun tells what a person is doing to himself, it is not necessary to use a possessive pronoun (my, yours, his, her, etc.) when referring to body parts. Yo me lavoLASmanosNOTYo me lavo MIS manos Since the ME in this sentence says that I am washing myself…it is already clear that I am washing MY hands.
Many reflexive verbs are used to talk about your morning grooming routine as you get ready for the day and at night when you are getting ready for bed.
(Pablo)*despertarse Luz se despiertaa lassiete.
(Tú) levantarse (temprano) Tútelevantastemprano.
(Usted) ducharse la ducha Ustedse duchaen la ducha.
(Nosotros) bañarse la bañadera Nosbañamosen la bañadera.
(Yo) lavarse el pelo el pelo Yome lavoel pelo.
(Ellas) lavarselasmanos lasmanos Ellasse lavanlasmanos.
(Ana) afeitarse laspiernas Ana se afeitalaspiernas.
(Ustedes) secarse la toalla Ustedesse secan con la toalla.
(Ellos) afeitarse la barba Ellosse afeitanla barba.
(Nosotros) cepillarse los dientes Nosotrosnoscepillamos los dientes.
(Diego) secarse el pelo el secador Diego se secael pelo con el secador.
(Usted) arreglarse el pelo Ustedse arreglael pelo.
(Él) *ponerse el desodorante . Élse pone el desodorante.
(Nosotros) *vestirse Nosotrosnosvestimos. .
(Nosotros)ponersela ropa la ropa Nosponemosla ropa. .
(Yo ) maquillarse el maquillaje Me maquillocon el . maquillaje.
(Usted ) mirarse el espejo . Usted se miraen el espejo.
(Yo) *ponerse el perfume el agua de colonia . Yome pongoel perfume.
(Él) cortarse el pelo Élse cortael pelo.
(Ellas)pintarselasuñas lasuñas Ellasse pintanlasuñas.
(Tú) prepararse Tútepreparas.
(los alumnos)*despedirse Los alumnosse despiden.
(Ustedes) *acostarse Ustedesse acuestana las once.
Finally, other common reflexive verbs that do not have to do with morning and evening (grooming) routines are: • llamarse-to be called (used to tell your name) • enojarse-to get angry • quejarse-to complain • equivocarse-to be mistaken • fijarse (en) -to notice, to pay attention (to) • olvidarse (de)-to forget • *sentarse-to sit down • *sentirse-to feel • *divertirse -to have fun
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