Reflexive Pronouns and Object Pronouns : Reflexive Pronouns and Object Pronouns What’s the Difference? FLVS Español 3- Señora Tolvo
Reflexive Pronouns : Reflexive Pronouns It is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject.
Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun SPANISH
I myself me
you (informal) yourself te
you (formal) yourself se
he himself se
she herself se
it itself se
we ourselves nos
they themselves se
Reflexive Pronouns similar to Object Pronouns : Reflexive Pronouns similar to Object Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns
yo me
tu te
él, ella, usted se
nosotros, nosotras nos
vosotros, vosotras os
ellos, ellas, ustedes se Indirect Object Pronouns
me to me
te to you-familiar
le (SE) to him, her, you-formal
nos to us
os to you-all-familiar
les (SE) to them, you-all-formal Direct Object Pronouns
me me
te you-familiar
lo, la him, her, it, you-formal
nos us
os you-all-familiar
los, las them, you-all-formal Subject of the verb is also its object. "To whom?" or "For whom?" the action of the verb is done for. “Who" or "what" receives the action of the verb with regard to what the subject of the sentence is doing.
Common Reflexive Verbs : Common Reflexive Verbs Acostarse to go to bed
Afeitarse to shave
Apurarse to hurry up
Bañarse to take a bath
Despertarse to wake up
Dormirse to fall asleep
Ducharse to take a shower
Irse to go away, to leave
Lavarse to wash up (wash oneself)
Levantarse to get up
Meterse to get in (enter something)
Ponerse to put on
Quedarse to stay
Ponerse to put on
Quedarse to stay
Quitarse to take off
Reirse to laugh
Secarse to dry off (dry oneself)
Sentarse to sit down
Sentirse to feel (emotion, illness)
Common Reflexive EMOTION verbs : Common Reflexive EMOTION verbs Alegrarse: to become happy
Enamorarse: to fall in love
Enfermarse: to become (get) sick
Enojarse: to become (get) angry
Entristecerse: to become sad Nos alegramos Me enamoro Se enoja Se entristecen Te enfermas
REFLEXIVE COMMANDS : REFLEXIVE COMMANDS Reflexive pronouns are attached to affirmative (tú/ usted) commands.
Ponerse → Póngase el abrigo.Lavarse → Lávese las manos.
*Note: You will often need to use an accent mark to maintain the original stress of the verb. If you are stressing the third syllable from the end, add an accent mark on the stressed vowel.
Negative:
Ponerse → No se ponga el abrigo.Lavarse → No se lave las manos.
Nosotros Commands : Nosotros Commands Reflexive pronouns with nosotros commands work just like the tú/ usted commands. There is just one spelling change—the spelling drops -s.
Ducharse → duchémonosVestirse → vistámonos
*Note: This dropping of the –s only occurs in the affirmative since in the negative, you must put the reflexive pronoun in front of the command.
Negative:Ducharse → No nos duchemos.Vestirse → No nos vistamos.
OBJECT PRONOUNS in COMMANDS : OBJECT PRONOUNS in COMMANDS Object Pronouns take the place of a NOUN. When you are using object pronouns with an affirmative command, you will attach them to the end of the command.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
BUY THEM FOR HER DON’T BUY THEM FOR HER.
Cómpraselas No se las compres.
*Sandwich the pronouns between the
No and the verb in the negative command.