Reflexive verbs in Spanish

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These are verbs whose action takes place around two or more people, things or animals, at the same time that they receive this action from him or her. The subject is, therefore, both agent and patient.

Example: We will get ready for Maria's wedding at my house. (We will get ready for Maria's wedding at my house.)

Reflexive verbs in Spanish also reflect an action country email list on the same subject, that is, the subject does and suffers the same action. Subject and object, in this case, are the same person.

Example: I shave every day to go to work. (I shave every day to go to work.)

They are always transitive verbs and to be sure that it is a reflexive verb, simply add the expressions en si, a si mismo , or equivalent to the sentence. If the meaning of the sentence remains the same, then it is a reflexive verb.

Let's look at an example to make it clearer: Yo me lavo a mi mismo. (I bathe myself. / I bathe myself). When we translate it, the sentence becomes meaningless because the structure of the Portuguese language is different from the structure of the Spanish language. While in Spanish it will sound like a reinforcement, in Portuguese it will be unnecessary, because in the case of the example given, if you just say I take a bath, it will already be understood that you do and suffer the action.