
This Spanish Grammar lesson covers How To Use Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns in Spanish. In Spanish, a verb is considered reflexive if the subject (the performer of the action) and the object (the receiver of the action) are one and the same.
Here’s an example of a reflexive verb being used in English:
I wash myself.
In the above sentence the verb “wash” is considered reflexive because the subject or the one performing the action (“I”) and the object or the one receiving the action (“myself”) are one and the same. On the other hand, if I said “I wash the baby,” the verb “wash” is no longer reflexive because the subject or the one performing the action (“I”) and the object or the one receiving the action (“baby”) are not the same.
Spanish reflexive verbs consist of a verb and a reflexive pronoun.
The following are reflexive pronouns or objects of reflexive verbs.
me – myself
te – yourself (tú form)
se – yourself (usted form), itself, herself, himself
nos – ourselves
se – themselves, yourselves
When there is just one verb in the sentence, the reflexive pronoun must come before the reflexive verb.
Me baño.
I wash myself.
How To Use Reflexive Verbs and Reflexive Pronouns in Spanish
However, when there are two verbs in the sentence, the reflexive pronoun either comes right before the first verb or follows the second verb.
Quiero bañarme.
I want to wash myself.
Me quiero bañar.
I want to wash myself.
Here are some examples using reflexive verbs.
Me afeito.
I shave myself.
Te duchas.
You take a shower.
Se llama Juan.
He calls himself John.
Nos dormimos.
We fall asleep.
No nos sentamos.
We don’t sit down.
Se enojan.
They get mad.
Se levantan.
All of you get up.
Te cepillas los dientes.
You brush your teeth.
Literally, “los dientes” means “the teeth” and not “your teeth.” Since we are using the reflexive pronoun “te” it is obvious whose teeth we are talking about.
Here some common reflexive verbs in Spanish:
acostarse – to go to bed
afeitarse – to shave oneself
bañarse – to bathe oneself
casarse (con alguien) – to get married, to marry someone
cepillarse – to brush oneself
despertarse – to wake up
desvestirse – to get undressed
divertirse – to enjoy oneself
dormirse – to fall asleep
ducharse – to take a shower
enfermarse – to get sick
lavarse – to wash oneself
levantarse – to get up
llamarse – to be named, to be called
mirarse – to look at oneself
peinarse – to comb (one’s hair)
quitarse (la ropa) – to takeoff (one’s clothes)
secarse – to dry one’s self
sentarse – to sit down
sentirse – to feel
vestirse – to get dressed
Now let’s try a few exercises. Translate the following into Spanish. The answers follow the questions.
A. My name is Patrick
B. You brush your hair every evening. (Use “tú” form)
C. You can wash your feet. (Use “tú” form)
D. Do you take a shower or do you take a bath in the morning? (Use the “usted” form)
E. He takes off his pants.
F. We wash our hands before dinner.
G. They wake up very late.
Answers:
A. Me llamo Patrick.
B. Te cepillas el pelo cada noche.
C. Te puedes lavar los pies. Puedes lavarte los pies.
D. ¿Se ducha o se baña en la mañana?
E. Se quita los pantalones.
F. Nos lavamos las manos antes de la cena.
G. Se despiertan muy tarde.
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