Italian Reflexive Verbs

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Italian Reflexive Verbs

• Reflexive verbs, generally, are verbs in which
  the subject and the object are the same in
  English, you use the reflexive pronouns myself,
  yourself, himself, etc
• Examples Lavarsi (reflexive verb)
• Lavare( not reflexive)

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A Lavarsi - to wash oneselfB Lavare- to
wash anything
A reflexive
B NOT REFLEXIVE
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A. Radersi to shave oneself himself,etc B.
radere/ to shave

• A. reflexive B not reflexive

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APettinarsi- to comb one's hairB.Pettinare- to
comb

• A. reflexive B. not reflexive

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A.svegliarsi- to wake up oneself B.
svegliare-to wake up someone

• A. reflexive B. not reflexive

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Avestirsi - to dress oneselfBvestire - to
dress

• A reflexive B not reflexive

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COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS

• addormentarsi to fall asleep
• alzarsi to get up
• annoiarsi to be bored
• chiamarsi to be named
• divertirsi to have fun, to enjoy oneself
• farsi il bagno to bathe oneself
• farsi la doccia to take a shower
• fermarsi to stop oneself
• lavarsi to wash oneself
• lavarsi i denti to wash ones teeth

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COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS

• mettersi to put (clothing) on
• mettersi a to begin to (do something)
• pettinarsi to comb one's hair
• prepararsi to prepare onself
• preoccuparsi (di) to worry (about)
• sedersi to sit down
• sentirsi to feel
• svegliarsi to wake up
• vestirsi to get dressed

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Reflexive pronouns (i pronomi riflessivi)

• SINGULAR PLURAL
• mi myself ci ourselves
• ti yourself vi yourselves
• si himself,herself, si themselves,
  yourself(f), itself yourselves (f)
  (fformal)

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I Verbi Riflessivi (presente)a sample
conjugation of lavarsi (to wash oneself)

• io mi lavo I wash myself
• tu ti lavi you wash yourself
• lui/lei si lava he/she washes him/herself
• noi ci laviamo we wash ourselves
• voi vi lavate you wash yourselves
• loro si lavano they wash themselves