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• Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs, when the subject performs an action to itself, or when talking about relationships with other people.
• The reflexive pronoun comes before the conjugated verb.
• The reflexive pronoun is attached to the end of an infinitive.

Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs, when the subject performs an action to itself. For example:

me lavo - I wash myself

The infinitive of reflexive verbs ends in se.

1. Reflexive verbs are particularly useful when talking about daily routine.

For example:

acostarse - to go to bed

ducharse - to have a shower

despertarse - to wake up

vestirse - to get dressed

2. Reflexive verbs are also used for talking about relationships with other people.

For example:

casarse - to get married

llevarse bien - to get on well

divorciarse - to get divorced

pelearse - to argue

The reflexive pronouns in Spanish are:

Reflexive pronouns usually come before the verb.

For example:

Me lavo. - I wash myself.

Se duchó. - He/she had a shower.

Nos levantaremos. - We will get up.

Nos vestimos. - We get dressed.

When the verb appears in the infinitive form, the reflexive pronoun is attached to the end of the verb.

For example:

acostarse - to go to bed

vestirse - to get dressed

When the infinitive follows another verb, the reflexive pronoun is also attached to the end of the infinitive. Remember that it will not necessarily be se and you will need to change it according to who is doing the action.

For example:

Queremos sentarnos. - We want to sit down.

In this case queremos has the we ending so we know it means ‘we want’ and therefore the reflexive pronoun attached to sentar must be nos.

More examples:

Puede bañarse. - He/she can have a bath.

¿Te gusta ducharte? - Do you like taking a shower?

In the immediate future tense, the reflexive pronoun is also attached to the end of the infinitive verb. Remember that it will not necessarily be se and you will need to change it according to who is doing the action.

For example:

Nunca voy a casarme. - I am never going to get married.

Mañana vamos a despertarnos temprano. - Tomorrow we’re going to wake up early.

Las chicas van a acostarse a las diez. - The girls are going to go to bed at ten.

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