Reflexive Pronouns and Impersonal se
The reflexive pronoun is used with pronominal verbs, also known as reflexive verbs. These verbs require the use of the reflexive pronoun, appropriate to the subject. The forms are as follows:
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me | Nosotros / Nosotras | nos | |
| Tú / Vos | te | Vosotros / Vosotras | os | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se | Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se |
Some transitive verbs can take on a reflexive meaning, such as lavar (to wash) and lavarse (to wash oneself). Other verbs have reflexive forms which do not take on a reflexive meaning, such as ir (to go) and irse (to go away). Some verbs only have reflexive forms, such as jactarse (to boast).
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