Transcript Reflexive

Los Verbos Reflexivos
Verbs are reflexive if you are doing the
action to yourself.
In other words, the subject is also receiving the action.
Reflexive:
• He’s washing his hair.
• She bathes in the morning
(herself).
• You brush your hair.
Not reflexive:
• The mom is washing her son’s hair.
• The mother bathes her baby every
day.
• They are brushing the dog’s hair.
Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be
reflexive
1. I have to shave today.
reflexive
2.
The woman put make-up on me.
not reflexive
3. I am combing Julia’s hair.
not reflexive
4. We are getting dressed.
reflexive
Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be
reflexive:
5. I need to take a bath.
reflexive
6. I am taking off my shoes.
reflexive
7. You wake up your brother at 7:30.
not reflexive
8. They went to bed at 10:30.
reflexive
Reflexive Verbs…
…show when a person does an action to oneself
* Me lavo el pelo
=
I wash my hair.
The hair is a part of me so it’s
reflexive.
* Lavo el pelo de Juan =I wash Juan’s hair.
The hair is NOT a part me of,
so it’s NOT reflexive.
Two more examples:
* Me maquillo.
=
I’m putting makeup
on
(myself).
* Maquillo a Ana. =
I’m putting makeup on
Ana.
I’m putting makeup on
somebody else, so it’s NOT
reflexive.
Not Reflexive
vs.
Reflexive
• Lavo los platos.
• Me lavo la cara.
• Cepillas el perro.
• Te cepillas el pelo.
• Pongo los libros en la mesa.
• Me pongo una falda.
• Ellos secan los platos.
• Se secan el pelo.
Reflexive Verbs…
…always end in “se” before they are
conjugated
Some Examples:
• lavarse
• bañarse
• peinarse
• vestirse
=
=
=
=
to wash oneself
to bathe oneself
to comb one’s hair
to dress oneself
lavarse ~ to wash oneself
me lavo
nos lavamos
I wash myself
we wash ourselves
te lavas
os laváis
you wash yourself
You all (fam) wash yourselves
se lava
se lavan
He/she/You (F) wash
him/her/yourself
They/you all (f) wash
themselves/yourselves
Reflexive Verbs have 2 parts:
2) the reflexive pronoun:
1) the verb:
(the part with the
-ar, -er or -ir)
myself
ourselves
me
nos
ducharse
yourself
yourselve
te
os
vestirse
s
himself
themselves
se
se
acostarse
herself,
yourselves
quitarse
(for)
yourself (for)
Steps for Conjugating
1.
Regular conjugating rules still apply.
 Yes, even stem-changing verbs!
2.
Add the “itty-bitty” reflexive pronoun in
front in order to match the subject.
An Example
acostarse – to put oneself to bed
me acuesto
nos acostamos
te acuestas
os acostáis
se acuesta
se acuestan
You try…
vestirse (e-i) – to dress oneself
me visto
nos vestimos
te vistes
os vestís
se viste
se visten
Remember…
When we conjugate one reflexive verb, we put the
reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb.
Me lavo …. NOT lavarme… NOT
lavome
¡Practicamos!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ponerse – yo
quitarse – mi madre
secarse – mi hermano
levantarse – mis padres
I shave
We put on make up
You (fam) get dressed
They wake-up
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
me pongo
se quita
se seca
se levantan
me afeito
nos maquillamos
te vistes
se despiertan
Verbs that stem-change STILL require a stem-change even if it’s reflexive!
Another rule….
You can’t claim ownership for clothing or body
parts when using reflexive verbs!
Se pone el sombrero.
NOT ---Se pone su sombrero.
He puts on THE hat,
Me cepillo los dientes.
I brush THE teeth,
not
-- He puts on HIS hat.
NOT ---Me cepillo mis dientes.
not
-- I brush MY teeth.
You Try
1. I wash my face.
2. She brushes her teeth.
3. They shave their legs.
Me lavo la cara.
Se cepilla los dientes.
Se afeitan las piernas.
¡El Fin…Para Hoy!
1. Name the Reflexive Pronouns
2. What does it mean to be “reflexive”?
3. Where do we place the reflexive pronoun?
4. Is “Te bañas” reflexive? Explain.
5. Is “Le maquillo” reflexive? Explain.