A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same.
I wash myself.
Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive.
I wash the car.
Since the subject and object are different, the verb is not reflexive.
subject: I
verb: wash
object: car
subject: I
verb: wash
object: myselfWhen a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in “se.”
- lavar
- lavarse
- rascar
- rascarse
to scratch oneself (reflexive)
to scratch (non-reflexive)
to wash oneself (reflexive)
me
lavarse to wash oneself
yo me lavo
tú te lavas
él se lava
ella se lava
usted se lava
nosotros nos lavamos
nosotras nos lavamos
vosotros os laváis
vosotras os laváis
ustedes se lavan
ellos se lavan
ellas se lavan
(myself)
te (yourself)
se (himself, herself, yourself)
nos (ourselves)
os (yourselves)
se (themselves, yourselves)
to wash (non-reflexive)
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