Clarifying Reflexive Pronouns

Question 1

Verb + El uno al otro

Answer 1

Doing the action to each other
Nos despertamos el uno al otro.
We wake each other up.

Question 2

A + pronoun +mismos=

Answer 2

Ourselves/themselves

Example:
Nos despertamos a nosotros mismos.
We wake (ourselves) up

Se engañan a sí mismos.
They’re deceiving themselves

Question 3

Plural subject + plural verb=

Answer 3

Doing the action to each other

Example:
Se engañan.
They’re deceiving themselves.
OR
They’re deceiving each other.

When meaning is unclear, use a clarifying phrase like the formulas below

Question 4

Reflexive pronoun + reflexive verb =

Answer 4

Doing the action to yourself

“Me levanto.” (I get up.)
VS
“Levanto a mi hija.” (I get my daughter up.)

Question 5

reflexive verb - reflexive pronoun =

Answer 5

Doing the action to someone else

“Ella se lava la cara.” (She washes her face.)
VS
“Ella lava a los niños.” (She washes the children.)