Pronombres Reflexivos

Pronombres Reflexivos

1. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the complement of the verb are the same. The subject does the action himself.

2. myself

   • yourself
     • himself
       • herself
         • itself
           • ourselves
             • yourselves
               • themselves

3. Ejemplos:

   • Don’t burn yourself!
     • The cat scratched itself.
       • He hurt himself.
         • We made it ourselves.

4. 1. We can use reflexive pronouns with most transitive verbs, but the most common are the following:

   • blame (culpar, echar la culpa a), cut (cortar), enjoy (disfrutar), help (ayudar), hurt (hacerse daño), introduce (presentarse), prepare (preparar), teach (enseñar)…
     • Ejemplos: -How did he hurt himself?- We really enjoyed ourselves while on holiday.I blame myself.

5. 2. When we want to emphasize the subject, we can use reflexive pronouns. In these cases, it is more common to place the pronoun at the end of the sentence rather than after the verb.

   • Ejemplos: -We painted the house ourselves. -What a great party! Did you prepare everything yourself.

6. 3. Using the reflexive pronoun with some verbs can change the meaning.

   • Ejemplos: -Help yourself to some coffee.- We found ourselves in the middle of a very complicated situation.

7. 4. We use reflexive pronouns in some expressions.

   • -Behave yourselves!-Help yourself.-Make yourself at home.