Los Verbos Reflexivos

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Los Verbos Reflexivos

• In this presentation, we are going to look at a
  special group of verbs called reflexives

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Reflexive Verbs

• A verb is reflexive when the subject and the
  object are the same.
• I wash myself.subject Iverb washobject
  myself
• OR think of it like when someone does something
  to themselves (I wash MYSELF)

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Reflexive Verbs

• I wash the car.subject Iverb washobject
  carSince 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.

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Reflexive Verbs

• Here's another example of how a verb can be
  either reflexive or non-reflexive.
• I scratch myself.subject Iverb
  scratchobject myself
• Since the subject and object are the same, the
  verb is reflexive.

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Reflexive Verbs

• But now look at this example
• I scratch the dog.subject Iverb
  scratchobject dog
• Since the subject and object are different, the
  verb is not reflexive.

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VerbosVerbos

• When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in
  "se."
• lavarto wash (non-reflexive)
• lavarseto wash oneself (reflexive)
• rascarto scratch (non-reflexive)
• rascarseto scratch oneself (reflexive)

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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."

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Reflexive Verbs

• When you learned to conjugate regular verbs, you
  needed to learn a set of pronouns called "subject
  pronouns."
• Lavar to washyo lavotú lavasél, ella, usted
  lavanosotros/as lavamosellos, ellas, ustedes
  lavan

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Dont 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.

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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,
  itself)nos (ourselves)se (themselves,
  yourselves)

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Now examples

• lavarse
• yo me lavoI wash (myself)
• tú te lavasyou wash (yourself) (informal)
• él se lava / ella se lava
• he washes (himself)/ she washes herself

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Y más

• usted se lavayou wash (yourself) (formal)
• nosotros nos lavamoswe wash (ourselves)
• ustedes se lavanyou-all wash (yourselves)(formal)
  
• ellos se lavanthey wash (themselves)

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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
  reflexive."

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Practicamos! Choose A or B

• I wash the car.
• A)Lavo el auto.B)Me lavo el auto.
• I take a bath.
• A)Yo baño.
• B)Me baño.

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You Choose

• Juan goes to bed at ten in the evening.
• Juan makes himself go to bed at ten.
• 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.

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More practice

• I wake up at six in the morning.
• I make myself wake up at six.
• 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.
• She makes her child wake up at nine.
• A)Ella despierta a su niño a las nueve de la
  mañana.B) Ella se despierta a su niño a las
  nueve de la mañana.

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Now, the verbs you will need

• Acostarse (o?ue) to go to bed
• Afeitarse to shave
• Arreglarse to get ready
• Bañarse to bathe
• Cepillarse (el pelo) to brush (ones hair)
• Despertarse (e?ie) to wake up
• Dormirse to fall asleep

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One more set of verbs

• Lavarse to wash up
• Levantarse to get up
• Peinarse to comb ones hair
• Ponerse (pongo) to put on (ex. ones clothes)
• Quitarse to take off (ex. Ones clothes)
• Sentarse (e?ie) to sit down
• Vestirse(e?i) to get dressed

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p. G111 in DIME uno

• Dialogue with a partner, write a dialogue to
  memorize and perform in front of the class.
• You MUST use at least 6 reflexive verbs!!
• Choose one of the 2 given scenarios on p. 376 in
  DIME Uno
• Or, make up your own (you must get approved by me
  first)