Italian Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs, generally, are verbs in which the subject and the object are the same; in English, you use the reflexive pronouns myself, yourself, himself, etc Examples: Lavarsi (reflexive verb) Lavare( not reflexive) *A: Lavarsi - to wash oneself *B: Lavare- to wash anything A reflexive B NOT REFLEXIVE A. *Radersi to shave oneself himself,etc B. *radere/ • *A. reflexive to shave *B not reflexive A*Pettinarsi- to comb one's hair B.*Pettinare- to comb • A. reflexive B. not reflexive A.*svegliarsi- to wake up oneself B.* svegliare-to wake up someone A.* reflexive B.* not reflexive A*vestirsi - to dress oneself B*vestire - to dress A* reflexive B* not reflexive COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS • • • • • • • • • • addormentarsi to fall asleep alzarsi to get up annoiarsi to be bored chiamarsi to be named divertirsi to have fun, to enjoy oneself farsi il bagno to bathe oneself farsi la doccia to take a shower fermarsi to stop oneself lavarsi to wash oneself lavarsi i denti to wash one’s teeth COMMON ITALIAN REFLEXIVE VERBS • • • • • • • • • mettersi to put (clothing) on mettersi a to begin to (do something) pettinarsi to comb one's hair prepararsi to prepare onself preoccuparsi (di) to worry (about) sedersi to sit down sentirsi to feel svegliarsi to wake up vestirsi to get dressed Reflexive pronouns (i pronomi riflessivi) • • • • SINGULAR mi myself ti yourself si himself,herself, yourself(f), itself (f=formal) PLURAL ci ourselves vi yourselves si themselves, yourselves (f) I Verbi Riflessivi (presente) a sample conjugation of lavarsi (to wash oneself) • io mi lavo = I wash myself • tu ti lavi = you wash yourself • lui/lei si lava = he/she washes him/herself • noi ci laviamo = we wash ourselves • voi vi lavate = you wash yourselves • loro si lavano = they wash themselves