Transcript Los Verbos Reflexivos

Los Verbos Reflexivos
In this presentation, we are going
to look at a special group of verbs
called reflexives
Reflexive Verbs
• A verb is reflexive when the subject and the
object are the same.
• I wash myself.
subject: I
verb: wash
object: myself
• OR… think Of it like when
someone does something to or
for themselves (I wash MYSELF)
Reflexive Verbs
• I wash the car.
subject: I
verb: wash
object: car
Since the subject and object are different, the
verb is not reflexive.
• Here, we are washing the CAR not doing
something to ourselves… so it is not
reflexive.
Reflexive Verbs
• Here's another example of how a verb can be
either reflexive or non-reflexive.
• I scratch myself.
subject: I
verb: scratch
object: myself
• Since the subject and object are the same,
the verb is reflexive.
Reflexive Verbs
• But now look at this example…
• I scratch the dog.
subject: I
verb: scratch
object: dog
• Since the subject and object are
different, the verb is not reflexive.
Verbos…Verbos
• When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se."
• lavar
to wash (non-reflexive)
• lavarse
to wash oneself (reflexive)
• rascar
to scratch (non-reflexive)
• rascarse
to scratch oneself (reflexive)
Reflexive Verbs
• There is one reflexive verb you have been using
since you began studying Spanish.
• llamarse - to call oneself
• ¿Cómo se llama usted?
What do you call yourself?
• Me llamo Juan.
I call myself Juan.
• Note: A more "natural" translation would be
"What is your name?" and "My name is Juan."
Reflexive Verbs
• When you learned to conjugate regular
verbs, you needed to learn a set of
pronouns called "subject pronouns."
• Lavar = to wash
yo lavo
tú lavas
él, ella, usted lava
nosotros/as lavamos
ellos, ellas, ustedes lavan
Don’t copy.. Just read…
• To learn to conjugate reflexive verbs, you
need to learn a different set of pronouns
called "reflexive pronouns." These
pronouns are positioned before the verb,
while the ending "se" is dropped and the
verb is conjugated normally.
Now… examples
• lavarse
• yo me lavo
I wash (myself)
• tú te lavas
you wash (yourself) (informal)
• él se lava / ella se lava
he washes (himself)/ she washes herself
Y más…
• usted se lava
you wash (yourself) (formal)
• nosotros nos lavamos
we wash (ourselves)
• ustedes se lavan
you-all wash (yourselves)(formal)
• ellos se lavan
they wash (themselves)
So how do we form them?
• The reflexive pronouns are not subject
pronouns; rather they are object pronouns.
• me (myself)
te (yourself)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
nos (ourselves)
se (themselves, yourselves)
Reflexive Verbs
• The purpose of the reflexive object pronouns is
to show that the action of the verb remains with
the subject.
• Juan se lava la cara.
Juan washes his face. (reflexive)
• Juan lava su carro. (non-reflexive)
Juan washes his car.
• Note: When referring to body parts, use the
definite article, thus "la cara" not "su cara."
¡Practicamos! Choose A or B
• I wash the car.
• A)Lavo el auto.
B)Me lavo el auto.
• I take a bath.
• A)Me baño.
B)Yo baño.
You Choose…
• Juan goes to bed at ten in the evening.
• A)Juan se acuesta a las diez de la noche.
B)Juan acuesta a las diez de la noche.
• Maria puts the baby to bed at seven in the
evening.
• A)María se acuesta al bebé a las siete de la
noche.
B)María acuesta al bebé a las siete de la noche.
More practice…
• I wake up at six in the morning.
• A)Me despierto a las seis de la mañana.
B)Despierto a las seis de la mañana.
• She wakes her child at nine in the morning.
• A)Ella se despierta a su niño a las nueve de la
mañana.
B)Ella despierta a su niño a las nueve de la
mañana.
Now, the verbs you will need
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Acostarse (oue) to go to bed
Afeitarse : to shave
Arreglarse : to get ready
Bañarse : to bathe
Cepillarse (el pelo) : to brush (one’s hair)
Despertarse (eie) : to wake up
Dormirse : to fall asleep
One more set of verbs…
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Lavarse : to wash up
Levantarse : to get up
Peinarse : to comb one’s hair
Ponerse : to put on (ex. one’s clothes)
Quitarse : to take off (ex. One’s clothes)
Sentarse (eie) to sit down
Vestirse : to get dressed
p. Tarea
• Dialogue – with a partner, write a dialogue
to memorize and perform in front of the
class.
• You MUST use at least 6 reflexive verbs!!