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 Verbos Reflexivos

 Reflexive Verbs
 

 

La construcción reflexiva está formada por la  combinación del pronombre reflexivo y el verbo.

The reflexive construction is made of the reflexive pronoun and the verb.
   

Un verbo reflexivo es aquel en el cual la acción del verbo recae en el sujeto.

A reflexive verb is one in which  the action reflects back to the subject. 
 

 

Los pronombres reflexivos están colocados antes del verbo, dentro de la oración:

"Yo me lavo la  cara"

o está adherido a la forma infinitiva:

"Yo voy a lavarme la cara"

o al gerundio:

"Yo estoy lavándome la cara"

 

 

The reflexive pronouns are placed in the sentence in front of a verb:

"Yo me lavo la cara" (I wash my face)

or it is attached to the infinitive form:

"Yo voy a lavarme la cara" (I am going to wash my face)

or to a gerund:

"Yo estoy lavándome la cara" (I am washing my face)
 

 

El pronombre "se" al final de un verbo en infinitivo, indica que el verbo es reflexivo.

The pronoun "se" at the end of an infinitive indicates that the verb is reflexive.

 

llamarse
 to call (oneself)

me llamo

nos llamamos

te llamas

 

se llama

se llaman

 

lavarse
to wash (oneself)

me lavo

nos lavamos

te lavas

 

se lava

se lavan

 

Me llamo Rodrigo.
I call myself Rodrigo.

Me lavo la cara.
I wash my face.

 

 Lista de verbos que siempre se usan con pronombres reflexivos
 (list of verbs that are always used with reflexive pronouns) 
       

acordarse
(to remember)

quejarse
(to complain)
   

suicidarse
(to commit suicide)

 

 Lista de verbos que tienen un significado ligeramente diferente cuando se usa como verbo reflexivo.

 (List of verbs that have a slightly different meaning when it is used as a reflexive verb) 
       

sentir
(to feel -sorry-, regret)

sentirse
(to feel)

quitar
(to take away)

quitarse
(to take off)

quedar
(to be located, be left)

quedarse
(to stay, remain)

probar
(to try, taste)

probarse
(to put on)

ir 
(to go)

irse
(to go away, leave)

dormir
(to sleep)

dormirse
(to fall asleep)

casar
(to marry -perform the ceremony-)

casarse
(to get married)

 

 

Verbos Auxiliares y Verbos

 Reflexivos en Infinitivo

 Auxiliary verbs and reflexive intinitives

 

 

Necesito acostarme
I need to go to bed

Debemos acostarnos
We must go to bed
 

Necesitas acostarte
You need to go to bed

 
 
 

Necesita acostarse
He/She needs to go to bed
You (formal) need to go to bed

Deben acostarse
You must go to bed
They must go to bed

 
 

Verbos Reflexivos más comunes

 Most common Reflexive Verbs

 

 

acordarse

to remember
 

acostarse

lo lie down / to go to bed
 

afeitarse

to shave (oneself)
 

bajarse

to get down / off
 

bañarse

to bathe (oneself)/ to take a bath
 

cepillarse

to brush, to polish
 

contagiarse

to become infected
 

desmayarse

to faint
 

despertarse

to wake up
 

divertirse

to have a good time
 

desvestirse

to get undressed
 

dormirse

to fall asleep
 

embarazarse

to get pregnant
 

enfermarse

to become sick
 

internarse

  to confine / to enter
 

irse

to go away / to leave
 

lavarse

to wash (oneself)
 

levantarse

to get up / to stand up (oneself) 
 

llamarse

to call oneself
 

moverse

to move
 

preocuparse

to worry (about)
 

quejarse

to complain
 

relajarse

to relax
 

sentarse

to sit down / sit up
 

subirse

to get up (on)
 

suicidarse

to commit suicide
 

vestirse

to dress oneself