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Spanish Reflexive Verbs with Meaning Changes
Reflexive verbs are verbs that must be used with a reflexive pronoun
in order to indicate that the subject is performing the action of the verb upon
itself. For some verbs, one or more reflexive meanings may be considerably different from
the non-reflexive meaning(s).
Note that this is just a guide - consult a dictionary for a complete list of
meanings.
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abonar -
to pay |
abonarse
- to subscribe |
|
abrir - to
open |
abrirse -
to open up, confide in |
|
acabar - to finish |
acabarse - to run out of |
|
acordar -
to agree, decide |
acordarse -
to remember |
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acusar -
to accuse |
acusarse -
to confess |
| alegrar - to cheer up |
alegrarse - to be happy |
| arreglar - to repair, fix |
arreglarse - to get ready |
| burlar - to deceive, thwart |
burlarse - to joke |
| caer - to fall |
caerse - to drop |
| colocar - to put, place |
colocarse - to stand or sit |
|
conducir - to drive |
conducirse - to behave |
|
dormir -
to sleep |
dormirse -
to fall asleep |
| enojar - to anger |
enojarse - to get angry |
|
hacer - to do, make |
hacerse - to become |
|
ir - to go
|
irse - to
leave, go away |
| lastimar - to hurt |
lastimarse - to complain |
|
levantar - to lift, raise |
levantarse - to get up |
|
llamar - to call |
llamarse - to be called/named |
|
llevar -
to carry |
llevarse -
to take away |
|
negar - to deny |
negarse - to refuse |
|
poner - to
put |
ponerse -
to put on, wear |
| probar - to test, prove |
probarse - to try on |
|
quitar - to take off/away |
quitarse - to go away |
|
salir - to
leave |
salirse -
to escape, leak |
| sorprender - to surprise |
sorprenderse - to be surprised |
| volver - to (re)turn |
volverse - to turn around, to become |
More about the Spanish reflexive:
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