Post on 20-Jun-2015
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.
They have 2 parts:
1 - a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se)
2 - verb form.
LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
VerbForm
ReflexivePronoun
In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.
In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.Scott bathes himself.
You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example:
I wash my (my own) hair.
me (to myself)
te (to yourself)
se (to himself)
(to herself)(to itself)
nos (to ourselves)
os (to you all)
se (to themselves) (to you all) (to each other)
I wash myselfYou wash yourselfHe, She, It washes himelf, etc.
We wash ourselvesThey wash themselves
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
os laváis
se lavan
They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.
Before the verb:Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Let’s do more verbs!
me cepillo
te cepillas
se cepilla
nos cepillamos
os cepilláis
se cepillan
me ducho
te duchas
se ducha
nos duchamos
os ducháis
se duchan
When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)
Nos lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los dientes?