Italian Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs generally are verbs

Italian Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs, generally, are verbs in which the subject and the object are the same; in English, you use the reflexive pronouns myself, yourself, himself, etc Examples: Lavarsi (reflexive verb) Lavare( not reflexive)

I Riflessivi… Alzarsi Svegliarsi Lavarsi Pettinarsi

So what is a reflexive verb? Lets look at the following examples to see if we can figure it out together. 1. Mi chiamo Maria. I call myself Maria. 2. Io chiamo il cane. I call the dog.

Per esempio: He washes his hands before dinner. I wash my face. We brush our teeth.

The infinitive of reflexive verbs always ends in –si, so you can have verbs ending in –arsi, -ersi or -irsi. Some examples are: Lavarsi: to wash oneself Chiamarsi: to call oneself Mettersi: to put on oneself Vestirsi: to dress oneself

Reflexive verbs are conjugated the same way regular verbs are. For example… lets take the verb lavare. Lavare: To wash Io LAVO Tu LAVI Lui/Lei/ Lei LAVA Noi LAVIAMO Voi LAVATE Loro LAVANO

LAVARE: to wash Io lavo ____la macchina. lavi finestra Tu ____la lava cane. Lui _____il

Lavare as a reflexive verb is Lavarsi means to wash oneself.

Reflexive Pronouns Myself MI Yourself TI Himself/herself SI Ourselves CI Yourselves VI Themselves SI **These pronouns generally go ** before the reflexive verb.

Lavarsi: To wash oneself NEL PRESENTE LAVO Tu MI TI Lui / Lei SI LAVA CI VI SI LAVIAMO Io Noi Voi Loro LAVI LAVATE LAVANO

*A: Lavarsi - to wash oneself *B: Lavare- to wash anything A reflexive B NOT REFLEXIVE

A. *Radersi to shave oneself himself, etc B. *radere/ • *A. reflexive to shave *B not reflexive

A*Pettinarsi- to comb one's hair B. *Pettinare- to comb • A. reflexive B. not reflexive

A. *svegliarsi- to wake up oneself B. * svegliare-to wake up someone A. * reflexive B. * not reflexive

A*vestirsi - to dress oneself B*vestire - to dress A* reflexive B* not reflexive

COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS • • • addormentarsi to fall asleep alzarsi to get up annoiarsi to be bored chiamarsi to be named divertirsi to have fun, to enjoy oneself farsi il bagno to bathe oneself farsi la doccia to take a shower fermarsi to stop oneself lavarsi to wash oneself lavarsi i denti to wash one’s teeth

COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS • • • mettersi to put (clothing) on mettersi a to begin to (do something) pettinarsi to comb one's hair prepararsi to prepare onself preoccuparsi (di) to worry (about) sedersi to sit down sentirsi to feel svegliarsi to wake up vestirsi to get dressed

Reflexive pronouns (i pronomi riflessivi) • • SINGULAR mi myself ti yourself si himself, herself, yourself(f), itself (f=formal) PLURAL ci ourselves vi yourselves si themselves, yourselves (f)