| Reflexive pronouns |
Reflexive pronouns are used to replace the direct object when the action of the verb rests on the subject, i.e. when the direct object and the subject are logically the same person.
Compare: |
| two persons |
|
one person |
| La madre |
despierta |
al niño |
|
La madre |
se |
despierta |
| Mother |
wakes up |
the child |
|
Mother |
|
wakes up |
| sujeto |
verbo |
o.d |
|
sujeto |
o.d |
verbo |
|
| The reflexive pronoun for the third person is se, for the other persons in Spanish are used the following forms: |
| Yo |
me |
despierto |
| Tú |
te |
despiertas |
|
|
|
| Nosotros |
nos |
despertamos |
| Vosotros |
os |
despertáis |
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| A lot of Spanish verbs add the pronoun se to the infinitive: acostarse, dormirse, despertarse, levantarse, ducharse, afeitarse, vestirse, peinarse, etc. |
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