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Reflexive Verbs Flashcards

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Examples

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mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si

alzarsi to get up
chiamarsi to call oneself
coricarsi (coricare) to lie down
farsi la doccia to shower (oneself)
lavarsi to wash oneself
mettersi to place oneself (not to put on)
pettinarsi to comb oneself
pulirsi to clean oneself
sbarbarsi to shave oneself
sedersi to sit
spogliarsi to undress oneself
svegliarsi to wake up
vestirsi to dress oneself
voltarsi to turn oneself around

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Intransitive reflexives
(The subject is not the object of the action like in typical reflexives)

Anna falls asleep early in the evening

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Anna si addormenta presto la sera.
Mi sono innamorato di Francesca. I fell in love with Francesca.
Luca si è accorto di avere sbagliato. Luca noticed that he was wrong.
Mi pento di avere urlato. I repent (regret) having screamed.

abbronzarsi to tan
accorgersi to notice something
addormentarsi to fall asleep
annoiarsi to get bored
arrabbiarsi to get angry
divertirsi to have fun
inginocchiarsi to kneel
innamorarsi to fall in love
lagnarsi to complain
nascondersi to hide
pentirsi to repent
ribellarsi to rebel
vergognarsi to be bashful

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Reciprocal reflexives
The friends know each other well.

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abbracciarsi to hug each other
aiutarsi to help each other
amarsi to love each other
baciarsi to kiss each other
conoscersi to know each other (or to meet)
piacersi to like each other
salutarsi to greet each other
sposarsi to marry each other

Gli amici si conoscono bene.
ci conosciamo we know each other

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I feel

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Mi sento

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I got used to it

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Mi sono abituato

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I complain

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Lamentarsi- mi lamento- I complain )

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I expect

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Mi aspetto

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I wonder

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Mi chiedo

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Farsi

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farsi la barba to shave
Mi faccio la barba (I shave my beard)
farsi i capelli to cut one’s hair or get one’s hair done
farsi coraggio to hearten oneself/give oneself courage
farsi in là to move over
farsi in quattro to bend over backwards
farsi vivo/a/i/e to get in touch
farsi largo to push through a crowd
farsi bello/a/i/e to primp
farsi un nome to make a name for oneself
farsi valere to assert oneself
farsi conoscere to make oneself known
farsi notare to draw attention
farsi il segno della croce to make the sign of the cross
farsi capire to make oneself understood
farsi pregare to make someone beg
farsi vento to fan oneself
farsi desiderare to make someone wait
farsi gli affari propri to mind one’s business
mi faccio gli affari propri

farsi la macchina, la casa nuova to buy oneself something (a car, a new house)
farsi male to hurt oneself
(mi faccio male- I get hurt)

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I am missing the bread in order to make a sandwich

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Mi manca il pane per fare un panino-
Mancare- to miss or lack
(Works like Piacere)

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Time was approaching to go

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Si avvicinava l’ora di andare

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I forgot to call you

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Mi sono scordato di chiamarti

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I expect that you will (come to get me) pick me upwith the car at 8, ok?

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Mi aspetto che tu venga a prendermi con la macchina per le otto, va bene?

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I get bored when I don’t do anything

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Mi annoio quando non faccio niente

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So, have you gotten used to your job?

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Allora, ti sei abituato a questo tuo lavoro?

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To show off

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mettersi mostra

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To boast

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vantarsi

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He refused to get (do) vaccinated against Covid

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si è rifiutato di farsi vaccinare contro il Covid-19

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To afford (reflexive)
To allow

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permettersi
Mi Permetto
Ti Permetti
Si Permette
Ci Permettiamo
Vi Permettete
Si Permettono

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Is held

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Si tiene

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It took place

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Si è svolta
(Svolgere carried out, took place)

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To meddle

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intromettersi

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I get bored

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Mi annoio
(Sono annoiato)- I am bored
È noioso- it is boring

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Federer committed himself a lot to promote the Laver Cup

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Roger Federer si è impegnato molto per promuovere la Laver Cup.

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We haven’t given up (surrendered) yet

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Arrendersi (arresosi)

Non ci siamo ancora arresosi (resi)
We haven’t made it yet

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He joined them

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si è unito a loro

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Hurry up

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Muoversi (ti, vi etc)

Sbrigati (imperative-reflexive)
Devi sbrigarti (infinitive reflexive)

affrettarsi

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I feel pretty safe (secure)

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mi sento abbastanza sicuro

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Because one never knows (one never knows) it could always be useful

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Perche non si sa mai, potrebbe sempre servire

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To fill

he takes a deep breath to fill his lungs with fresh air

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Riempirsi

fa un respiro profondo per riempirsi i pulmoni di fresca aria

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Are you ashamed of me ?

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ti vergogni di me
(Vergognarsi)

sono imbarazzato- I am embarrassed

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This is what I expect from him

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questo è che mi aspetto da lui

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The two approach

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le due si avvicinano (a vi ci nano) (approciare also)
(Mi avvicino I approach
Mi sono avvicinato) I approached

(A Vicina; A vici nano)

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Step (walk) away

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allontanarsi

mi allontano I step away

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She hasn’t noticed anything yet

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Non si è ancora accorta di nulla

Mi sono reso conto- I realized- mi rendo conto

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To contact

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rivolgersi
È molto utile rivolgersi a queste organizzazioni

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Passes quickly

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Trascorre in fretta

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I need to distract myself

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ho bisogno di distrarmi
(Distrarsi)

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You missed

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ti sei perso

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Walk away, leave, depart or step away

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allontanarsi

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To commit

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Impegnarsi

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Did you brag around

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Ti sei vantato in giro?

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Get out or I will scream

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Vattene o mi metto a urlare

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Let’s hope he doesn’t get scared

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Speriamo che non si spaventi (subjunctive)

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I can’t decide (make up my mind)

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Non mi decido
(Non posso decidere)

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To realize

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rendersi conto di

Mi rendo conto di I realize

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To immerse

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Immergersi

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Let’s imagine that someone approaches her

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Immaginiamo che qualcuno le si avvicini (subjunctive)

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To put oneself, place oneself

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Mettersi

mi metto a dormire- put
Myself to sleep

mi metto il pigiama- I put on my pajamas

Mettere in ordine put in order

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You tease each other

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Vi stuzzicate (stuzzicarsi)
Ci stuzziciamo

51
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They exchanged

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scambiarsi

Si sono scambiati

52
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looking behind (oneself)

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guardandosi indietro < guardarsi

53
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and enjoy the gentle night wind

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e godersi il venticello notturno

The verb godere “to enjoy” usually indicates deep enjoyment and great awareness of it. It’s more common to find it in its pronominal version godersi which also stresses the involvement of the subject in the action. For example:
Adesso mi godo un bel film!
Now I will enjoy a nice film!
Quest’anno mi voglio proprio godere le vacanze!
This year I really want to enjoy my holidays.
Also notice that venticello is the altered version of vento “wind”.

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When I was little, this store sold newspapers from all over the world

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Quando ero piccolo, questo negozio si vendevano giornali da tutto il mondo

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I ate a nice ice-cream after dinner (with the idea of greatly enjoying it).

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Ho mangiato un bel gelato dopo cena. > Mi sono mangiato un bel gelato dopo cena.

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He deals with that thing

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si occupa di quella cosa

Si tratta di (it is about)

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Have a seat

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S’accomodi

(Accomodare)
Accomodatevi
Accomodati

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I behave

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Mi comporto

59
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You were supposed to handle the business in Milan

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Devi occuparti dell’affare di Milano

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