Reflexive Verbs

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Reflexive Verbs

• Actions Performed Upon Oneself

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What is a reflexive verb?

• In both English and Italian, reflexive verbs
  refer to when an action is being performed upon
  oneself.
• For example
• I wash my hair.
• Mi lavo i capelli.
• In English, we say my hair. In Italian, when
  using reflexive verbs, body parts are referred to
  by using the definite article.

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How do Reflexives work in Italian?

• In Italian, reflexive infinitives end in si.
• Define the following infinitives , now, in your
  notes
• Addormentarsi Alzarsi Chiamarsi
• Dimenticarsi Divertirsi Farsi la barba
• Farsi il bagno Lavarsi Mettersi
• Prepararsi Ricordarsi Riposarsi
• Sedersi Sentirsi Sposarsi
• Svegliarsi Vestirsi

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How are Reflexive Verbs Conjugated?

• All Italian reflexive verbs use reflexive
  pronouns when conjugated.
• Mi Myself Ci Ourselves
• Ti Yourself Vi Yourselves
• Si Himself Si Themselves
• Herself Yourself (form,pl)
• Yourself (form, s)

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How are Reflexive Verbs Conjugated?

• Conjugating Reflexive verbs in present tense is
  very similar to regular present tense, with one
  extra step
• 1. Take the last 4 letters off the end of the
  infinitive to get to the stem.
• Lavarsi ARSI Lav

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How are Reflexive Verbs Conjugated?

• Place the reflexive pronoun directly before the
  conjugated verb.
• mi lavo ci laviamo
• ti lavi vi lavate
• si lava si lavano
• Using subject pronouns is not necessary, but I
  would with third person to differentiate between
  lui, lei, Lei, loro and Loro.

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Un Po di Prattica!

• Translate the following in your notes
• We wake up at 830 every morning. (yes,
  translate the time too!)
• She gets dressed in a hurry.
• You (s, fam.) wash your hands before eating.

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Un Po di Prattica!

• We wake up at 830 every morning.
• Ci svegliamo alle otto e mezzo ogni mattina.
• She gets dressed in a hurry.
• Lei si veste in fretta.
• You (s, fam.) wash your hands before eating.
• Ti lavi le mani prima di mangiare.