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Reflexive verbs

Use reflexive pronouns with common daily-routine and personal-care verbs.

A reflexive pronoun matches the subject and normally goes before a conjugated verb. The verb itself still conjugates normally or irregularly.

Patterns to reuse
me/te/se/nos/os/se + conjugated verb
reflexive present
meh
infinitive with attached pronoun: levantarme
to get myself up
een-fee-nee-TEE-beh weet aht-tah-CHEHD PROH-nohn, leh-bahn-TAHR-meh
ir a + infinitive-pronoun
voy a ducharme
Watch out for
Me levanto me.
Me levanto.

Use one reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb.

Nos levantan a las siete.
Nos levantamos a las siete.

The verb ending must also agree with nosotros.

Me levanto a las siete.
I get up at seven.
meh leh-BAHN-toh ah lahs SYEH-teh
¿A qué hora te acuestas?
What time do you go to bed?
ah keh OH-rah teh ah-KWEHS-tahs
Nos duchamos después del gimnasio.
We shower after the gym.
nohs doo-CHAH-mohs dehs-PWEHS dehl heem-NAH-syoh
Voy a vestirme.
I am going to get dressed.
boy ah behs-TEER-meh
Pronouns
metesenososse
Conjugation
Levantarse
me levantote levantasse levantanos levantamosos levantáisse levantan
Common
llamarselevantarseducharsevestirseacostarsedespertarselavarseafeitarse
Try it out loud
conjugation
Conjugate levantarse in all six persons.
What to include

Say pronoun and verb together.

transform
Change “Me ducho” to nosotros and ellos.
What to include

Nos duchamos. Se duchan.

production
Describe a morning using four reflexive verbs.
What to include

Sequence with primero, después and luego.

Happy with all of this?
  • I can match all reflexive pronouns to subjects.
  • I can use reflexive verbs before conjugated verbs and attached to infinitives.

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