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Reflexive Pronouns
Learn about Reflexive Pronouns.
Edu Level: NCSE
Date: Aug 9, 2021
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3 Types of regular Verbs
AR - o, as, a, amos, an
ER - o, es, emos, emos, en
IR - o, es, emos, imos, en
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What is a reflexive action
A reflexive action is one in which one does the action to oneself
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Reflexive Pronouns
- Myself - me
- Yourself (friend, singular)- Te
- himself, herself, itself - se
- ourselves - nos
- usted (you, respect) - se
- ustedes (you all, respect) - se
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Example
Lavar - to wash
Lavarse - to wash oneself
Duchar - to shower
Ducharse - to shower oneself
Secar - to dry
Secarse - to dry oneself
secar → sec → seco - I dry...I dry myself - me seco - I dry myself
Te secas - you dry yourself
Se seca - he dries himself, she dries herself, it dries itself.
Nos secamos - we dry ourselves
se secan - they dry themself
Usted se seca
Ustedes se secn
Acostarse - to go to bed (to put oneself to bed)
Radical changing verb
→o - ue
→Except when WE do the action
Acuest
me acuesto - I go to bed
Te acuestas - You go to bed
Se acuesta
Nos acostamos
se acuestan
usted se acuesta
ustedes se acuestan
I - me - o
You - te - as, es
He - se - a,e
She - se - a,e
It - se - a,e
We - nos - amos, emos, imos
They - se - en, an
Usted - se - a, e
Ustedes - se - an, en
Sentarse
Sentar
Drop ar - sent
Change e to ie - sient
It is an ar verb so the appropriate endings. Remember it is a reflexive verb so the corresponding pronoun proceeds the verb with the appropriate ending.
me siento
te sientas
se sienta
nos sientamos
se sientan
usted se sienta
ustedes se sientan