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Verbs
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Reflexive verbs indicate that the action of

the verb reflects back on the subject. In
their infinitive forms, reflexive verbs end in
-se.

Examples:

lavarse- to wash oneself

vestirse- to dress oneself
Conjugation requires removing the -se
ending and conjugating normally. The
reflexive pronouns are then placed before
the conjugated form of the verb.

Lavarse

yo me lavo - I wash myself

tú te lavas - you wash yourself
él/ella/Ud. se lava - he/she/it washes
himself/herself/itself
nosotros nos lavamos - we wash
ourselves
vosotros os laváis - you (plural) wash
yourselves
 ellos/ellas/Uds. se lavan - they wash
themselves

Vestirse

yo me visto - I dress myself

tú te vistes - you dress yourself
él/ella/Ud. se viste - he/she/it dresses
himself/herself/itself
nosotros nos vestimos - we dress
ourselves
vosotros os vestís - you (plural) dress
yourselves
ellos/ellas/Uds. se visten - they dress
themselves
Reflexive verbs often have to do with
personal hygiene, grooming, and dressing:

peinarse- to brush one's hair

maquillarse- to make-up oneself
cepillarse (los dientes)- to brush one's
teeth
bañarse- to bathe oneself

Remember that the reflexive pronoun (me,

te, se, etc.) must be included with the verb,
even if the subject pronoun (yo, tú, él, etc.)
is not.

List of reflexive verbs:

aburrirse - to get bored

acercarse - to get close to
acordarse de - to remember
acostarse - to go to bed
acostumbrarse a - to get accustomed to
(to get use to)
afeitarse - to shave
aficionarse a - to become interested in
alegrarse - to become (be) happy
alejarse de - to get/move away from (a
person, place or thing)
animarse - to cheer up, to decide
to/game to/become interested in doing
arreglarse - to get ready, to come to
agreement with s.o, to dress(not get
dressed) - Ella se arregla bien.; to
improve or work out right; to make due
apartarse de - to move away from (irse),
to stray, to move aside, to withdraw or
cut oneself off from
apoderarse de - to seize, to take
possession of
apoyarse en - to support
apresurarse a - to hurry
aprovecharse de - to profit from, to take
advantage of
asustarse - to get or become afraid
atreverse a - to dare to
bañarse - to take a bath
burlarse de - to make fun of
caerse - to fall (down)
calmarse - to calm down
cansarse de - to get tired of
casarse con - to marry
cepillarse - to brush (hair, teeth..)
colocarse de - to get/take a job
colocarse - to find a job, to place oneself
(in a certain spot)
comerse - to eat something all up
compadecerse de - to sympathize with
or take pity on
complacerse en - to take pleasure in
conformarse con - to be conform to or
comply with, to agree with, to get used
to the idea or resign oneself to
contentarse con - to cheer up, to make
do
convertirse en - to become, to convert,
to turn into
darse cuenta de - to realize
decidirse a - to make up one's mind, to
decide to
dedicarse a - to dedicate oneself to
(profession, activity, etc.)
despedirse de - to say goodbye
desayunarse - to eat breakfast
despertarse - to wake up
despojarse de - to give up or forsake
desvestirse - to undress
dirigirse a - to go/make one's way
toward; to address someone (in speech
or writing)
disponerse a - to prepare or get ready
divertirse de - to have fun
dormirse - to go to sleep
ducharse - to shower
echarse a - to begin to (many other
definitions)
emocionarse - to get excited
empeñarse en - to persist or insist on; to
commit or bind oneself to
enamorarse de - to fall in love with
encargarse de - to take charge of or be
responsible for; to look after or attend
to; to take care of or see to
encogerse de hombros - to shrug
(shoulders)
encontrarse con - to meet with
enfermarse - to get sick
enojarse - to get or become angry
enterarse de - to find out, to realize
entenderse con - to get along with; to
agree or come to an agreement
exponerse a - to expose oneself to or
run the risk of
exponerse de - to run the risk of
fijarse en - to pay attention to
fiarse de - to trust something or
someone
fiarse en - to trust in something or
someone
jugarse - to to risk (arriesgarse) (i.e
jugarsela vida)
lastimarse - to get hurt or hurt oneself
lavarse - to wash (any body part)
levantarse - to get up
marearse - to get sick, to get dizzy
maquillarse - to put makeup on
meterse con - to pick on, to pick a fight
with
meterse en - to get into
motivarse a- to become or get
motivated to
moverse - to move oneself, to do or be
in charge of
mudarse - to "move" (change residence)
negarse a - to refuse to
obsesionarse con - to be/get obsessed
with
ocuparse de - to look after
olvidarse de - to forget
parecerse a - to look like
peinarse - to brush or comb hair
ponerse - to put on (clothing), to get
dressed
ponerse de acuerdo - to come to an
agreement with someone
ponerse en camino - to get on (your)way
preocuparse de - to worry about
prepararse a - to prepare to
probarse - to try on
quebrarse - to break (an arm, leg...)
quejarse de - to complain about
quedarse - to remain/ to stay
quemarse - to burn (oneself, one's body)
quitarse - to take off (clothing)
reirse de - to laugh about
resignarse a - to resign oneself to
resolverse a - to resolve oneself to
romperse - to break (an arm, leg...)
secarse - to dry (a body part)
sentarse - to sit down
sentirse - to feel
servirse - to help oneself to
suicidarse - to commit suicide, to kill
oneself.
tratarse de - to have dealings with or
associate oneself with someone
vestirse - to get dressed
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