[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":862},["ShallowReactive",2],{"verbos-reflexivos-en":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":833,"extension":834,"meta":835,"navigation":857,"path":858,"seo":859,"stem":860,"__hash__":861},"content\u002Fverbos-reflexivos\u002Fen.md","Spanish Reflexive Verbs: List, Conjugation and Practice",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":820},"minimark",[9,113,238,241,250,254,267,270,505,748],[10,11,12,13,12,42,12,69,12,72],"section",{},"\n  ",[14,15,16,17,21,22,26,27,30,31,30,34,37,38,41],"p",{},"\n    Spanish reflexive verbs (",[18,19,20],"em",{},"verbos reflexivos",") are verbs that come with the pronoun ",[23,24,25],"strong",{},"se","\n    at the end of the infinitive: ",[18,28,29],{},"levantarse",", ",[18,32,33],{},"lavarse",[18,35,36],{},"llamarse",". Most of the time the\n    action goes back to the person doing it: ",[18,39,40],{},"me lavo"," means I wash myself.\n  ",[14,43,44,45,48,49,52,53,56,57,60,61,64,65,68],{},"\n    English usually drops the \"myself\", so the translation often looks like a plain verb or a verb with\n    ",[18,46,47],{},"get",": ",[18,50,51],{},"vestirse"," - to get dressed, ",[18,54,55],{},"casarse"," - to get married, ",[18,58,59],{},"irse"," - to leave.\n    That is why the pronoun is easy to forget, and why it matters: ",[18,62,63],{},"me voy"," (I'm leaving) and\n    ",[18,66,67],{},"voy"," (I'm going) are not the same.\n  ",[14,70,71],{},"On this page:",[73,74,75,76,75,85,75,92,75,99,75,106,12],"ul",{},"\n    ",[77,78,79,84],"li",{},[80,81,83],"a",{"href":82},"#conjugation","how to conjugate reflexive verbs",": the pronouns me, te, se and tables by tense;",[77,86,87,91],{},[80,88,90],{"href":89},"#quiz","a quick quiz: with or without se",";",[77,93,94,98],{},[80,95,97],{"href":96},"#list","a list of 69 Spanish reflexive verbs"," by topic, with meanings and forms;",[77,100,101,105],{},[80,102,104],{"href":103},"#pronoun-placement","where the pronoun goes",": before or after the verb;",[77,107,108,112],{},[80,109,111],{"href":110},"#types","types of reflexive verbs"," and verbs that change meaning with se.",[10,114,12,115,12,120,12,123,12,216],{},[116,117,119],"h2",{"id":118},"conjugation","How to conjugate reflexive verbs in Spanish",[14,121,122],{},"Conjugate the verb as usual and put the reflexive pronoun for the same person in front of it:",[124,125,75,126,12],"div",{},[127,128,129,130,129,148,75],"table",{},"\n      ",[131,132,133,134,129],"thead",{},"\n        ",[135,136,137,138,137,142,137,145,133],"tr",{},"\n          ",[139,140,141],"th",{},"Person",[139,143,144],{},"Pronoun",[139,146,147],{},"Example",[149,150,133,151,133,163,133,174,133,184,133,195,133,206,129],"tbody",{},[135,152,153,157,160],{},[154,155,156],"td",{},"yo",[154,158,159],{},"me",[154,161,162],{},"me lavo - I wash (myself)",[135,164,165,168,171],{},[154,166,167],{},"tú",[154,169,170],{},"te",[154,172,173],{},"te lavas - you wash",[135,175,176,179,181],{},[154,177,178],{},"él, ella, usted",[154,180,25],{},[154,182,183],{},"se lava - he \u002F she washes, you (formal) wash",[135,185,186,189,192],{},[154,187,188],{},"nosotros",[154,190,191],{},"nos",[154,193,194],{},"nos lavamos - we wash",[135,196,197,200,203],{},[154,198,199],{},"vosotros",[154,201,202],{},"os",[154,204,205],{},"os laváis - you all wash (Spain)",[135,207,208,211,213],{},[154,209,210],{},"ellos, ellas, ustedes",[154,212,25],{},[154,214,215],{},"se lavan - they wash, you all wash",[14,217,218,219,30,222,225,226,229,230,233,234,237],{},"\n    Stem changes stay the same: ",[18,220,221],{},"despertarse → me despierto",[18,223,224],{},"acostarse → me acuesto",",\n    ",[18,227,228],{},"vestirse → me visto",". In compound tenses the pronoun goes before ",[18,231,232],{},"haber",":\n    ",[18,235,236],{},"me he levantado",". Pick a model verb to see it in five key tenses:\n  ",[239,240],"reflexive-conjugation",{},[10,242,12,243,12,247],{},[116,244,246],{"id":245},"quiz","Practice: with or without se?",[14,248,249],{},"For each sentence, decide whether the verb needs se. You will see a short explanation after each answer.",[251,252],"tense-quiz",{"set":253},"reflexivos",[10,255,12,256,12,260],{},[116,257,259],{"id":258},"list","Spanish reflexive verbs list (69)",[14,261,262,263,266],{},"\n    The most useful reflexive verbs in Spanish, grouped by topic. Use the filter to keep one topic, or switch on\n    \"Hide translations\" to turn the list into flashcards. When the base verb has its own page, the verb links to\n    its full conjugation: ",[18,264,265],{},"llamarse → llamar",".\n  ",[268,269],"reflexive-verbs-table",{},[10,271,12,272,12,276,12,360,12,377,12,390,12,460],{},[116,273,275],{"id":274},"pronoun-placement","Where does the reflexive pronoun go?",[124,277,75,278,12],{},[127,279,129,280,129,292,75],{},[131,281,133,282,129],{},[135,283,137,284,137,287,137,290,133],{},[139,285,286],{},"Verb form",[139,288,289],{},"Pronoun position",[139,291,147],{},[149,293,133,294,133,305,133,316,133,327,133,338,133,349,129],{},[135,295,296,299,302],{},[154,297,298],{},"Any tense",[154,300,301],{},"Before the verb, as a separate word",[154,303,304],{},"Me levanto a las siete. No me levanto tarde.",[135,306,307,310,313],{},[154,308,309],{},"Compound tenses",[154,311,312],{},"Before haber",[154,314,315],{},"Hoy me he levantado tarde.",[135,317,318,321,324],{},[154,319,320],{},"Infinitive",[154,322,323],{},"Attached to the end, or before the conjugated verb",[154,325,326],{},"Voy a levantarme. = Me voy a levantar.",[135,328,329,332,335],{},[154,330,331],{},"Gerund",[154,333,334],{},"Attached to the end (add an accent), or before estar",[154,336,337],{},"Estoy duchándome. = Me estoy duchando.",[135,339,340,343,346],{},[154,341,342],{},"Affirmative command",[154,344,345],{},"Attached to the end (add an accent)",[154,347,348],{},"¡Levántate! ¡Siéntese!",[135,350,351,354,357],{},[154,352,353],{},"Negative command",[154,355,356],{},"Before the verb",[154,358,359],{},"¡No te levantes! ¡No se siente!",[14,361,362,363,366,367,370,371,233,373,376],{},"\n    The pronoun changes with the person even in the infinitive: ",[18,364,365],{},"quiero ducharme"," (I want to take a shower),\n    ",[18,368,369],{},"¿quieres ducharte?"," (do you want to...). A classic mistake is keeping the dictionary ",[18,372,25],{},[18,374,375],{},"quiero ducharse"," is wrong.\n  ",[14,378,379,380,30,383,386,387,389],{},"\n    When the pronoun is attached, the stress stays on the same syllable, so a written accent often appears:\n    ",[18,381,382],{},"levanta → levántate",[18,384,385],{},"duchando → duchándome",". Here are all the commands of ",[18,388,29],{},":\n  ",[124,391,75,392,12],{},[127,393,129,394,129,406,75],{},[131,395,133,396,129],{},[135,397,137,398,137,400,137,403,133],{},[139,399,141],{},[139,401,402],{},"Affirmative",[139,404,405],{},"Negative",[149,407,133,408,133,418,133,429,133,439,133,449,129],{},[135,409,410,412,415],{},[154,411,167],{},[154,413,414],{},"levántate",[154,416,417],{},"no te levantes",[135,419,420,423,426],{},[154,421,422],{},"usted",[154,424,425],{},"levántese",[154,427,428],{},"no se levante",[135,430,431,433,436],{},[154,432,188],{},[154,434,435],{},"levantémonos",[154,437,438],{},"no nos levantemos",[135,440,441,443,446],{},[154,442,199],{},[154,444,445],{},"levantaos",[154,447,448],{},"no os levantéis",[135,450,451,454,457],{},[154,452,453],{},"ustedes",[154,455,456],{},"levántense",[154,458,459],{},"no se levanten",[14,461,462,463,465,466,468,469,472,473,475,476,468,478,481,482,48,484,487,488,491,492,225,496,500,501,266],{},"\n    Note the short forms: ",[18,464,188],{}," drops the -s before ",[18,467,191],{},"\n    (",[18,470,471],{},"levantemos + nos → levantémonos","), and ",[18,474,199],{}," drops the -d before ",[18,477,202],{},[18,479,480],{},"levantad + os → levantaos","). The exception is ",[18,483,59],{},[18,485,486],{},"idos"," (the RAE also accepts\n    ",[18,489,490],{},"iros","). More on this: ",[80,493,495],{"href":494},"\u002Fen\u002Fimperativo-affirmative-commands","affirmative commands",[80,497,499],{"href":498},"\u002Fen\u002Fimperativo-negative-commands","negative commands"," and\n    ",[80,502,504],{"href":503},"\u002Fen\u002Fgerundio-spanish-gerund","the Spanish gerund",[10,506,12,507,12,511,12,514,12,602,12,607,12,610,12,722],{},[116,508,510],{"id":509},"types","Types of reflexive verbs",[14,512,513],{},"Se does several jobs in Spanish. To start with, these five cases cover almost everything:",[515,516,75,517,75,535,75,552,75,570,75,584,12],"ol",{},[77,518,519,522,523,526,527,530,531,534],{},[23,520,521],{},"Action on yourself."," ",[18,524,525],{},"Me lavo, te vistes, se afeita."," Without se, the action goes to someone or something else: ",[18,528,529],{},"lavo el coche"," (I wash the car), ",[18,532,533],{},"visto a mi hija"," (I dress my daughter).",[77,536,537,540,541,30,544,547,548,551],{},[23,538,539],{},"Body parts and clothes."," Spanish says \"I wash myself the hands\", not \"I wash my hands\": ",[18,542,543],{},"me lavo las manos",[18,545,546],{},"me pongo el abrigo",". Using ",[18,549,550],{},"mis manos"," here sounds unnatural.",[77,553,554,557,558,561,562,565,566,569],{},[23,555,556],{},"Feelings."," With se, the subject feels the emotion: ",[18,559,560],{},"me aburro"," (I get bored), ",[18,563,564],{},"se preocupa"," (she worries). Without se, the subject causes it in someone else: ",[18,567,568],{},"aburre a todos"," (he bores everyone).",[77,571,572,575,576,579,580,583],{},[23,573,574],{},"Each other."," In the plural, se can mean \"each other\": ",[18,577,578],{},"nos vemos mañana"," (see you tomorrow), ",[18,581,582],{},"se quieren"," (they love each other).",[77,585,586,589,590,593,594,597,598,601],{},[23,587,588],{},"Always with se."," A few verbs are practically never used without the pronoun: ",[18,591,592],{},"quejarse"," (to complain), ",[18,595,596],{},"atreverse"," (to dare), ",[18,599,600],{},"arrepentirse"," (to regret). They are marked in the list.",[603,604,606],"h3",{"id":605},"meaning","Verbs that change meaning with se",[14,608,609],{},"The trickiest group: with and without se they are really two different words.",[124,611,75,612,12],{},[127,613,129,614,129,624,75],{},[131,615,133,616,129],{},[135,617,137,618,137,621,133],{},[139,619,620],{},"Without se",[139,622,623],{},"With se",[149,625,133,626,133,634,133,642,133,650,133,658,133,666,133,674,133,682,133,690,133,698,133,706,133,714,129],{},[135,627,628,631],{},[154,629,630],{},"ir - to go (somewhere)",[154,632,633],{},"irse - to leave, to go away",[135,635,636,639],{},[154,637,638],{},"dormir - to sleep",[154,640,641],{},"dormirse - to fall asleep",[135,643,644,647],{},[154,645,646],{},"llamar - to call",[154,648,649],{},"llamarse - to be called (me llamo... - my name is...)",[135,651,652,655],{},[154,653,654],{},"quedar - to arrange to meet; to be left (quedan dos días)",[154,656,657],{},"quedarse - to stay",[135,659,660,663],{},[154,661,662],{},"parecer - to seem",[154,664,665],{},"parecerse (a) - to look like",[135,667,668,671],{},[154,669,670],{},"poner - to put",[154,672,673],{},"ponerse - to put on (clothes); to become (+ adjective)",[135,675,676,679],{},[154,677,678],{},"acordar - to agree on",[154,680,681],{},"acordarse (de) - to remember",[135,683,684,687],{},[154,685,686],{},"llevar - to carry, to wear",[154,688,689],{},"llevarse (bien \u002F mal) - to get along",[135,691,692,695],{},[154,693,694],{},"despedir - to fire; to see off",[154,696,697],{},"despedirse (de) - to say goodbye",[135,699,700,703],{},[154,701,702],{},"negar - to deny",[154,704,705],{},"negarse (a) - to refuse",[135,707,708,711],{},[154,709,710],{},"volver - to come back",[154,712,713],{},"volverse - to become (suddenly); to turn around",[135,715,716,719],{},[154,717,718],{},"hacer - to do, to make",[154,720,721],{},"hacerse - to become (rich, a doctor)",[14,723,724,725,728,729,731,732,735,736,739,740,743,744,747],{},"\n    And a word on ",[18,726,727],{},"me gusta",": it is not reflexive. Here ",[18,730,159],{}," means \"to me\", and ",[18,733,734],{},"gustar","\n    agrees with the thing you like: ",[18,737,738],{},"me gustan los libros",". The third person shows the difference:\n    ",[18,741,742],{},"se lava"," (he washes himself) but ",[18,745,746],{},"le gusta"," (he likes it).\n  ",[10,749,12,750,12,754,12,800],{},[116,751,753],{"id":752},"how-to-learn-spanish-reflexive-verbs","How to learn Spanish reflexive verbs",[515,755,75,756,75,777,75,787,12],{},[77,757,758,761,762,765,766,769,770,765,773,776],{},[23,759,760],{},"Learn the verb with se and its preposition."," Not just ",[18,763,764],{},"acordar"," but ",[18,767,768],{},"acordarse de","; not ",[18,771,772],{},"casar",[18,774,775],{},"casarse con",".",[77,778,779,782,783,786],{},[23,780,781],{},"Start with your daily routine."," Describe your day out loud: ",[18,784,785],{},"me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me visto..."," It is the most common topic where reflexive verbs come up.",[77,788,789,792,793,796,797,776],{},[23,790,791],{},"Ask who receives the action."," Yourself - use se; someone else - no se: ",[18,794,795],{},"me despierto",", but ",[18,798,799],{},"despierto a mi hijo",[14,801,802,803,225,807,500,811,815,816,266],{},"\n    Rules for each tense: ",[80,804,806],{"href":805},"\u002Fen\u002Fpresente-present","Present",[80,808,810],{"href":809},"\u002Fen\u002Findefinido-past","Preterite (Indefinido)",[80,812,814],{"href":813},"\u002Fen\u002Fperfecto-present-perfect","Present perfect",". Related:\n    ",[80,817,819],{"href":818},"\u002Fen\u002Fmost-common-spanish-verbs","the 100 most common Spanish verbs",{"title":821,"searchDepth":822,"depth":822,"links":823},"",2,[824,825,826,827,828,832],{"id":118,"depth":822,"text":119},{"id":245,"depth":822,"text":246},{"id":258,"depth":822,"text":259},{"id":274,"depth":822,"text":275},{"id":509,"depth":822,"text":510,"children":829},[830],{"id":605,"depth":831,"text":606},3,{"id":752,"depth":822,"text":753},"Spanish reflexive verbs explained: a list of 69 common reflexive verbs with meanings, conjugation with me, te, se, where the pronoun goes, and an interactive quiz.","md",{"keywords":836,"faq":842},[837,838,839,840,841,20],"spanish reflexive verbs","spanish reflexive verbs list","reflexive verbs in spanish","spanish reflexive verbs conjugation","spanish reflexive pronouns",[843,846,849,851,854],{"q":844,"a":845},"What are reflexive verbs in Spanish?","Verbs used with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os), shown as -se at the end of the infinitive: lavarse, levantarse, llamarse. Usually the subject does the action to itself: me lavo means I wash (myself). English often drops the 'myself', so many reflexive verbs translate as a plain verb or with get: vestirse - to get dressed.",{"q":847,"a":848},"How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in Spanish?","Conjugate the verb as usual and put the matching pronoun before it: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan. In compound tenses the pronoun goes before haber: me he levantado.",{"q":275,"a":850},"Before a conjugated verb: me levanto, no me levanto. It attaches to the end of an infinitive, a gerund and an affirmative command: voy a levantarme, estoy duchándome, ¡levántate! With an infinitive or a gerund you can also put it before the conjugated verb: me voy a levantar.",{"q":852,"a":853},"Is me gusta a reflexive verb?","No. In me gusta, me means 'to me', not 'myself', and gustar agrees with the thing you like: me gustan los libros. The difference shows in the third person: se lava (he washes himself) but le gusta (he likes it).",{"q":855,"a":856},"What is the difference between ir and irse?","Many verbs change meaning with se: ir means to go somewhere, irse means to leave; dormir is to sleep, dormirse is to fall asleep; llamar is to call, llamarse is to be called. The main pairs are in the table on this page.",true,"\u002Fverbos-reflexivos\u002Fen",{"title":5,"description":833},"verbos-reflexivos\u002Fen","iDomJjoXw0gQHG4TAJKHx0jL8g19ZirKtNF5K7pjqNU",1791896320134]