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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. You can recognize reflexive verbs
by the "se" tacked on to the infinitive. 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 |
There are two separate tasks when conjugating reflexive verbs. First, take off the
reflexive pronoun
se, change it to agree with the subject of the verb, and place it
directly in front of the verb. Then, as with all verbs, you must conjugate the infinitive according to whether it's an -ar, -er, -ir,
stem-changing, or
irregular verb.
| Me ducho. |
I'm taking a shower. |
| Marco se pone una camisa. |
Marco is putting a shirt on. |
| Te lavas la cara. |
You're washing your face. |
| Nos quedamos aquí. |
We're staying here. |
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