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Los Verbos Reflexivos

Despertarse – to wake up

Enojarse – to get angry

Enamorarse – to fall in love

Broncearse – to get a tan

Dormirse – to fall asleep

1. to oneself – lavarse – to wash oneself

        bañarse – to bathe oneself

        secarse – to dry oneself

2. no reflexive meaning – quejarse – to complain
3. reciprocal – despedirse – to say goodbye to each other

        quejarse – to love each other

        pelearse – to fight each other

        casarse – to marry each other

Reflexive Pronouns

I.       Regular sentence àone verbàone way to write it

-          I take a shower (ducharse) every morning

Yo me ducho todas las mañanas

-          We wake up early

Nosotros nos despertamos temprano

-          He puts on his jacket

Él se pone la chaqueta

            Regla: In a regular sentence you put the reflexive pronoun before the verb

II.    Infinitive sentence à2 verbsà2 ways

-          I want to take a shower every morning

¹Yo me quiero duchar todas las mañanas

²Yo quiero ducharme todas las mañanas

-          We want to wake up early

¹Nosotros nos quermos despertar temprano

²Nosotros quermos despertarnos temprano

-          He wants to put on his jacket

¹Él se quiere poner la chaqueta

²Él quiere ponerse la chaqueta

            Regla: In an infinitive sentence you put the reflexive pronoun either before both

verbs or attached to the last verbs

III. Gerund à2 verbsà2 ways

-          I am taking a shower every morning

¹Yo me estoy duchando todas las mañanas

²Yo estoy duchándome todas las mañanas

-          We are waking up early

¹Nosotros nos estamos despertando temprano

²Nosotros estamos despertándonos temprano

-          He is putting on his jacket

¹Él se está poniendo la chaqueta

²Él está poniéndose la chaqueta

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Vocabulario

portarse – to behave

acostarse (o-ue) – to lie down, to sleep

despertarse (e-ie) – to wake up

levantarse – ¹to get up (reflexive)

                    ²to lift (not reflexive)

vestirse (e-i) – to get dressed

divertirse (e-i) – to enjoy yourself

quejarse – to complain

reunirse – ¹to get together (reflexive)

                 ²to gather (not reflexive)

llevarse – ¹to get along (reflexive)

                ²to carry, wear, take (not reflexive)

zambullirse – to dive

quitarse – ¹to take off (reflexive)

                ²to take away (not reflexive)

ponerse – ¹to put on

                 ²to put

broncearse – to get tanned

sentarse (e-ie) – to sit down

secarse – to dry

quemarse – to get burned

mojarse – to get wet

caerse – to fall down

ahogarse – to drown

acostumbrarse – to get used to

enamorarse – to fall in love

prepararse – to get ready

apurarse – to rush

calmarse – to calm down

enojarse – to get angry

sentirse (e-ie) – to feel

reírse – to laugh

quedarse – to stay

irse – to go away

despedirse – to say goodbye to each other

acordarse – to remember

olvidarse – to forget

morirse – to die

graduarse – to graduate

mudarse – to move to another house or country

dormirse (o-ue) – to fall asleep

conocerse – to get to know each other

comprometerse – to get engaged

casarse – to get married