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5.4: Vocabulario- La rutina diaria y los verbos reflexivos

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    • Erica Brown, Alejandra Escudero, María Cristina Montoya, & Elizabeth Small
    • SUNY Oneonta via OER SUNY

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    Objetivos
    • Recognize reflexive verbs that refer a daily routine or habitual actions
    • Use the correct reflexive pronouns

    Sign reads: "¿Qué te motiva a levantarte en la mañana?"

    Reflexive verbs are special in Spanish because they signal actions that are done by the subject to him/her/themself. In other words the subject and the object of the sentence is doing and receiving the action at the same time. You can recognize reflexive verbs by the “se” attached to the infinitive.

    Verbos reflexivos

    get up Play Audio  despertarse (wake up)
    wake upPlay Audio  levantarse (get up)

     

    arreglarse (to get ready/ready oneself)

    bathPlay Audio  bañarse

    showerPlay Audio  ducharse

    soap Play Audio  lavarse

    to cleanPlay Audio  limpiarse

    brush teeth Play Audio  cepillarse los dientes

    brush hair Play Audio  cepillarse el pelo

    comb hair Play Audio  peinarse

    shave Play Audio  afeitarse

    get dressed Play Audio  vestirse (to get dressed), Play Audio  ponerse (to put on), Play Audio  probarse (to try on)

    put on makeup Play Audio  maquillarse


    Otros verbos reflexivos

    relaxing in a hammock Play Audio  acostarse (lie down), Play Audio  relajarse (to relax)

    person fallingPlay Audio  caerse (to fall down)

    icon of person going up stairs and getting tiredcansarse (to get tired)

    to leavePlay Audio  irse (to go away, to leave)

    To hurt oneselfPlay Audio  lastimarse (to hurt oneself)

    forgetolvidarse (to forget)

    remove, take offPlay Audio  quitarse (to remove, take away)

    sit down Play Audio  sentarse

    The following are some more common reflexive verbs and their non-reflexive equivalents:

    Forma reflexiva Forma no reflexiva
    Play Audio  afeitarse (to shave oneself) afeitar (to shave someone or something)
    Play Audio  arreglarse (to get ready/ready oneself) Play Audio  arreglar (to arrange someone or something)
    Play Audio  caerse (to fall down) Play Audio  caer (to fall, go down)
    cansarse (to get tired) cansar (to tire out)
    cepillarse (to brush oneself) Play Audio  cepillar (to brush someone or something)
    Play Audio  ducharse (to shower oneself/take a shower) Play Audio  duchar (to shower/give someone a shower)
    Play Audio  irse (to go away, to leave) Play Audio  ir (to go)
    Play Audio  lastimarse (to hurt oneself) Play Audio  lastimar (to hurt someone or something)
    Play Audio  lavarse (to wash oneself) Play Audio  lavar (to wash someone or something)
    Play Audio  levantarse (to get up) Play Audio  levantar (to lift someone or something)
    Play Audio  llamarse (to be called, named) Play Audio  llamar (to call someone or something)
    Play Audio  maquillarse (to put make-up on oneself) Play Audio  maquillar (to put make-up on someone else)
    Play Audio  ponerse (to put on) Play Audio  poner (to put)
    Play Audio  probarse (to try on) Play Audio  probar (to try, to taste)
    Play Audio  quemarse (to burn oneself) Play Audio  quemar (to burn someone or something)
    Play Audio  quitarse (to take off, e.g. clothing) Play Audio  quitar (to take away from someone or something)
    Play Audio  relajarse (to relax oneself) Play Audio  relajar (to relax someone or something)

    Note that the meaning changes when the verb is reflexive or not.

     

    Contributors and Attributions

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    • Gramu00e1tica: Los verbos reflexivos. Authored by: SUNY Oneonta with Lumen Learning. LicenseCC BY: Attribution
    • Quu00e9 te motiva.... Authored by: Rachel Zaccaro. LicenseCC BY: Attribution

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