5.A The Reflexive Verbs
What is a reflexive verb?
The reflexive verbs are when the subject and the object are the same and the action reflects back to the subject.
View the difference between the next two examples:
1. Me lavo las manos I wash my hands
This example is reflexive because the subject (I) and the object (your hands) are the same.
2. Lavo mi coche I wash my car
This example is NOT reflexive because the subject (I) and the object (your hands) are NOT the same.
You can identify the reflexive verbs because they have a reflexive pronoun in their infinitive form.
ie. Lavarse
Conjugation
Reflexive verbs have reflexive pronouns that preside the conjugated verb.
| Yo- me | Nosotros/as- nos |
| Tú- te | Vosotros/as- os |
| El/ella/usted- se | Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes- se |
The reflexive verbs are conjugated as they the verb would just adding the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb
| Yo- me lavo | Nosotros/as- nos lavamos |
| Tú- te lavas | Vosotros/as- os laváis |
| El/Ella/Usted- se lava | Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes- se lavan |