Verbs of emotions and feelings

Question 1

what is a pronominal verb?

Answer 1

verbs that need the reflexive PRONOUN se to be conjugated. But not all pronominal verbs are reflexive or reciprocal

Question 2

what is a reflexive verb?

Answer 2

when the subject is also the object of their action

Question 3

Roberto se lava. Why is lavarse reflexive?

Answer 3

“Robert washes himself.” Roberto is performing an action that is received by himself. Roberto is the subject and the object of “his action.”

Question 4

Pepe y Pilar se abrazan. Why is abrazarse reciprocal?

Answer 4

Two people are involved. Pepe is hugging Pilar and Pilar is hugging Pepe. Both Pepe and Pilar give and receive the same action simultaneously. Both are the subject and the object of the same action.

Question 5

Yo me aburrí muchísimo en el zoológico. Why is aburrirse pronominal?

Answer 5

“I got dead bored at the zoo.” Because it is conjugated with the reflexive pronoun se, but it is neither reflexive nor reciprocal.

Question 6

Why are verbs of emotions and feelings pronominal?

Answer 6

Because the subject is the person that experiences the feeling.

Question 7

What are the reflexive pronouns?

Answer 7

me, te, se, nos, os, se.

Question 8

Where are reflexive pronouns placed when a verb is conjugated?

Answer 8

BEFORE the verb

Question 9

Conjugate the pronominal verb aburrirse

Answer 9

yo me aburro
 tú te aburres
 él/ella/usted se aburre
 nosotros/nosotras nos aburrimos
 vosotros/vosotras os aburrís
 ellos/ellas/ustedes se aburren

Question 10

aburrirse

Answer 10

to get bored

Question 11

nunca me había aburrido tanto

Answer 11

I´d never been so bored

Question 12

avergonzarse

Answer 12

to be ashamed (of oneself; of something)

Question 13

No me avergüenzo de nada.

Answer 13

I am not ashamed of anything.

Question 14

deprimirse

Answer 14

to get depressed

Question 15

Alfonso se deprime con facilidad.

Answer 15

Alfonso gets depressed easily.

Question 16

enfermarse

Answer 16

to fall ill

Question 17

Mi madre se enfermó, cuando era joven.

Answer 17

My mother was sick when I was growing up.

Question 18

divertirse

Answer 18

to have fun

Question 19

nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta

Answer 19

we had a lot of fun at the party

Question 20

alegrarse

Answer 20

to be glad

Question 21

me alegro de estar vivo.

Answer 21

I´m glad to be alive

Question 22

asustarse

Answer 22

to get frightened

Question 23

me asusté cuando llegué a casa y no estaba allí

Answer 23

I got frightened when I arrived home and he wasn´t there