Day 24 - reflexive verbs Flashcards

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Another class of verbs are called reflexive verbs. In the dictionary, reflexive verbs are preceded by sich.

Sich can be translated as myself / yourself / himself / herself / ourselves / themselves. But most often, you don’t actually translate the sich into English.

Sich changes depending on the subject.

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sich.

ich → mich
du → dich
er → sich
sie → sich
es → sich
wir → uns
ihr → euch
sie → sich
Sie → sich

Study the following examples with the verb sich rasieren (to shave):

I shave every day. Ich rasiere MICH jeden Tag.
Does he shave? Rasiert er SICH?

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duschen sich…to shower

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beeilen sich…to hurry

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ärgern sich über…to become angry about

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erinnern sich an…to be reminded of

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setzen sich…to sit down

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an.ziehen sich…to get dressed.

zog an (past)
angezogen

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bewegen sich…to move

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erholen sich an…to recover from

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rasieren sich…to shave

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überlegen sich…to consider

*Sich überlegen is a special class of reflexive verb. It uses the dative case.

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  1. I take a shower every day.
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Ich dusche mich jeder Tag. NO…Ich dusche mich JEDEN Tag.

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  1. She is hurrying.
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Sie beeilt sich.

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That makes me very angry.

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Das ärgere mich. NO…Das ärgert mich sehr.

ärgert agrees with the subject DAS

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  1. Do you remember that day?
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ErinnERST du dich AN JENEN Tag?

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  1. We are sitting ourselves on the floor.
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Wir setzen uns auf den Boden.

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  1. They are getting dressed.
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Sie ziehen sich an.

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  1. You all are moving quickly.
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Ihr bewegt euch schnell.

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You are recovering well.

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Sie erholen sich gut.

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  1. He shaves every day.
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Er rasiert sich jeden Tag.

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  1. I am considering it.
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Ich legen mich über. NO…Ich überlege MIR es.

*Sich überlegen is a special class of reflexive verb. It uses the dative case.