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Intermediate

Reflexive Verbs

verbos reflexivos

The reflexive pronoun matches the subject

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

📊 Reflexive pronouns
Person Pronoun
yo me
tú te
él/ella se
nosotros nos
vosotros os
ellos/ellas se
💬 Examples
Me lavo.
I wash (myself).
📝 lavarse (reflexive)
Se levanta.
He gets up.
📝 se = himself
Many daily-routine verbs are reflexive

levantarse, llamarse, ducharse.

💬 Examples
¿Cómo te llamas?
What's your name?
📝 llamarse = to be called
Me ducho por la mañana.
I shower in the morning.
📝 ducharse
se also makes impersonal / passive sentences

'one does / is done'.

💬 Examples
Aquí se habla español.
Spanish is spoken here.
📝 Impersonal / passive se
Se venden coches.
Cars are sold.
📝 Passive se (verb agrees: venden)