Los Verbos Reflexive Verbs The action is reflected

Los Verbos Reflexive Verbs

The action is “reflected” back to the subject Examples of Non-Reflexive I cut the meat with the knife. Did you hurt her feelings? We dressed the baby. They washed the car. Examples of Reflexive I cut myself with the knife. Did you hurt yourself? We dressed ourselves. They washed themselves.

Spanish uses reflexive construction more than English. (In English, this is normally implied. ) Reflexive verbs are recognized by the pronoun “se” attached to the reflexive _____ infinitive form. Ejemplos: llamarse (to call oneself) Yo me llamo… I call myself… lavarse (to wash oneself) Ellos se lavan. They wash themselves.

Reflexive Pronouns (-self) Me = myself Nos = ourselves Te = yourself (fam. ) Os = yourselves Se = himself/ herself/yourself (form. ) Se = themselves/ yourselves **BE CAREFUL! Some are the same as direct object pronouns!!

When conjugated, reflexive verbs use _______ -AR, -ER, -IR endings and the regular reflexive pronoun is changed according to the subject of the sentence. _____ Sentarse = to sit (oneself) Me siento = I sit (myself) Nos sentamos = We sit (ourselves) Te sientas = You sit (yourself) Os sentáis = You all sit (yourselves) (Spain) Se sienta = He/She sits (him/herself); You sit (yourself) Se sientan = They sit (themselves); You all sit (yourselves)

A Practicar: Conjugate the following reflexive verbs To put on Ponerse _____ To stay Quedarse _____ me pongo nos ponemos me quedo nos quedamos te pones os ponéis te quedas os quedáis se ponen se quedan **You MUST use a reflexive pronoun when using a reflexive verb!!!!

Más Práctica: Conjugate the following verbs and then translate: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. lavarse (yo) _____________ me lavo I wash (myself) bañan They bathe (themselves) bañarse (ellos) se ___________ te llamas You call yourself llamarse (tú) ____________ miramos We look at ourselves mirarse (nosotros) nos ___________ despierto I wake (myself) up despertarse (yo) me ___________ se levanta She gets (herself) up levantarse (ella) ___________

What if there’s a verb phrase? When there are two verbs in a sentence (a “verb phrase”), the FIRST verb is conjugated and the second verb remains in infinitive the ______ form. HOWEVER, with reflexive verbs, the reflexive ______ pronoun must match the _____ subject of the sentence. Necesito lavarme las manos.

¿Recuerdas? Two options for placement of DOPs: Option 1: Place DOP before conjugated verb. Lo quiero ver. (I want to see it) Option 2: Attach DOP to infinitive. Quiero verlo. (I want to see it. ) Both sentences mean the same thing, we just have two different ways of saying it in Spanish.

This applies to reflexive verbs too… Ejemplo: Me acabo de acostar. I just went to bed. Acabo de acostarme. I just went to bed. **Notice the reflexive pronoun changed to match the subject of the sentence: “yo. ”

Práctica: Write both ways you could say the sentences in Spanish. 1. I need to dry my hands. Necesito secarme las manos. Me necesito secar las manos. 2. We need to wake (ourselves) up. Necesitamos despertarnos. Nos necesitamos despertar. 3. She wants to bathe (herself). Ella quiere bañarse. Ella se quiere bañar. 4. Do you want to fall asleep? ¿Quieres dormirte? ¿Te quieres dormir?