Reflexive verbs

himself, etc., we are using reflexive verbs. The verb " reflects " back onto the subject of the verb. We also use it, in Spanish, when we say We-each other, They-each other. In this case, the verb reflects a reciprocal action back on the subjects (back to each other). Learn the reflexive verb pronouns. They are much like object pronouns in that they come before the verb or are attached to an infinitive. They also are quite similar to the object pronouns. Reflexive Pronouns me nos te os se se When a sentence contains a reflexive pronoun and one or more object pronouns, the reflexive pronoun precedes the object pronouns. The order is RID: Reflexive pronoun-Indirect object pronoun-Direct object pronoun You have already seen at least one reflexive verb in action: Me llamo Randy. Literally, " I call myself Randy. " Te llamas Juan. Literally, " You call yourself Juan. " Se llama Susan. Literally, " She calls herself Susan. " Note that many verbs that use reflexive constructions in Spanish do not do the same in English. When we translate, we drop the reflection. For example, we would translate the above: " My name is Randy. " " Your name is Jon. " " Her name is Susan. " You should now be used to seeing (i), (ie) or (ue) after verbs, to indicate the way their stems change. Reflexive verbs add-se to the end of their infinitive form, to indicate that they are to be used in reflexive form. Many verbs have both a regular and a reflexive form, often meaning different things. For example: llamar to call poner to put, place llamarse to be named ponerse to put on