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Spanish Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs must be used with a reflexive
pronoun in order to indicate that the subject is performing the
action of the verb upon itself. Reflexive verbs exist in English, but they are
much more common in Spanish.
Reflexive verbs usually have to do with
parts of the body, clothing,
or one's state of mind. Here are some common reflexive verbs:
| aburrirse |
to get bored |
| acostarse |
to go to bed |
| afeitarse |
to shave |
| alegrarse |
to be happy |
| animarse |
to cheer up |
| arreglarse |
to get ready |
| asustarse |
to get scared |
| bañarse |
to bathe |
| calmarse |
to calm down |
| caerse |
to fall (down) |
| cansarse |
to get tired |
| cepillarse |
to brush (hair, teeth) |
| colocarse |
to get a job |
| cortarse |
to cut (hair, nails) |
| decidirse |
to make up one's mind |
| despedirse |
to say goodbye to |
| despertarse |
to wake up |
| divertirse |
to have a good time |
| dormirse |
to fall asleep |
| ducharse |
to take a shower |
| enfermarse |
to get sick |
| enojarse |
to get angry |
| lastimarse |
to hurt oneself |
| lavarse |
to wash (up) |
| levantarse |
to get up |
| maquillarse |
to put on makeup |
| peinarse |
to comb (hair) |
| pintarse |
to put on makeup |
| ponerse |
to put on (clothes) |
| preocuparse |
to worry |
| probarse |
to try on |
| quebrarse |
to break (arm, leg) |
| quedarse |
to stay, remain |
| quemarse |
to burn (oneself, one's body) |
| quitarse |
to take off (clothes) |
| romperse |
to tear (clothes);
to break (arm, leg) |
| sentarse |
to sit down |
| sorprenderse |
to be surprised |
| vestirse |
to get dressed |
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reflexive verbs
Reflexive verbs are one category of pronominal verbs.
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