Reflexive Verbs 01

Question 1

what is a reflexive verb?

Answer 1

when the subject of an action is also the object that receives the action, that is to say, the subject and the object are the same.

Question 2

What happens when conjugate a reflexive verb?

Answer 2

The reflexive pronoun “se” which is always at the end of the infinitive eg lavarse detaches and is placed in front of the conjugated verb.

Question 3

What are the reflexive pronouns?

Answer 3

me, te, se, nos, os, se

Question 4

What do the reflexive pronouns have to agree with?

Answer 4

The subject eg “tu” and “te”, “ellos” and “se”

Question 5

conjugate lavarse

Answer 5

yo me lavo, 
tú te lavas, 
él/ella/usted se lava 
nosotros/as nos lavamos, 
vosotros/as os laváis, 
ellos/as/ustedes se lavan

Question 6

Why is “Ana se mira en el espejo”?

Answer 6

Because the subject both does and receives ie Ana both looks and receives being looked at, “Ana looks at herself in the mirror”

Question 7

What is a reciprocal reflexive?

Answer 7

when action involving two or more people

Question 8

what does the pronoun mean in a reciprocal reflexive? and why?

Answer 8

the pronoun means:
- to each other respectively, or
- to one another respectively.
Because two or more people are engaged in the doing and the receiving of the same action

Question 9

abrazarse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 9

to hug one another

Question 10

1. amarse (reciprocal reflexive)

2. Grace y Stanley se amaron mucho.

Answer 10

1. to love one another

2. Grace and Stanley loved each other very much.

Question 11

besarse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 11

to kiss one another

Question 12

conocerse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 12

to know one another

Question 13

conocerse por la primera vez (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 13

to meet one another

Question 14

decirse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 14

to say to each other

Question 15

despedirse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 15

to say goodbye to each other

Question 16

encontrarse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 16

to meet each other; to run into each other

Question 17

entenderse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 17

to understand one another

Question 18

escribirse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 18

to write to each other

Question 19

escucharse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 19

to listen to each other

Question 20

hablarse (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 20

to talk to each other

Question 21

llamarse por teléfono (reciprocal reflexive)

Answer 21

to phone each other

Question 22

1. mirarse (reciprocal reflexive)

2. Ana y Jorge se miran con pasión

Answer 22

1. to look at each other

2. Ana and Jorge look at each other passionately