Reflexive
verbs are no different in their conjugated forms from
any other verb.
They
just add another component, so that the verb changes
to include "oneself" in the meaning.
This
is a regularly conjugated verb in English:
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I
see |
we
see |
you
see |
y'all
see |
he,
she, it sees |
they
see |
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Now
the same verb becomes reflexive by adding the "-self"
component.
I
see |
myself
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you
seee |
yourself |
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we
see |
ourselves
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y'all
see |
yourselves
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themselves
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Hence
you can see that a reflexive verb is one in which the
subject is performing an action upon oneself.
All
of the "-self" words shown above are the reflexive pronouns.
Reflexive
Verbs
Almost
any verb can become reflexive by adding the "-self"
component.
As
you saw in the English reflexive verb conjugation, all
we did was add "myself," "yourself," "himself," etc.
This
is a regular -ar verb in Spanish, conjugated in
the present
tense: |
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In
Spanish, the "-self" components are placed before
the conjugated verb. |
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These
pronouns refer
to the¨"-self" as the object and are
called reflexive pronouns.
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Note
that "se"
represents himself, herself, Yourself,
themselves, and Yourselves. |
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-
AR
reflexive verbs |
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YO
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me
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_________o
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I
do the action of the verb to myself, for
myself, or just plain old "myself."
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Yo
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me
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llamo
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I
call myself .....I
call me .....
I'm calling myself ..... !
"My name is ..... " |
Yo
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me
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canto
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I
sing to myself.
I´m singing to me !
'Tis for me that I sing !
I do sing to myself ! |
Yo
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me
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hablo
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I
speak to myself.
I´m talking to myself.
Do I speak to myself?
I'm talking to ME ! |
Yo
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me
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preparo
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I'm
getting ready.
I'm preparing myself.
I prepare myself.
I do fix myself up! |
Yo
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me
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abrazo
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I
hug myself.
I embrace myself.
I'm hugging me !
I do hug myself! |
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You
don't even really need the word "yo" ...
the
-o at the end of the verb
says: "'Tis
I
who is presently involved in doing the deed!"