{"id":17025,"date":"2018-09-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=17025"},"modified":"2018-09-06T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T09:58:49","slug":"reflexive-verbs-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/reflexive-verbs-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflexive Verbs – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In part 1<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, we looked at how reflexive verbs are formed and how we conjugate them in the present tense. Let’s take things to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ll work with the important reflexive verb ricordarsi<\/strong> = to remember. Let’s revise the present tense conjugations:<\/p>\n

io<\/em> mi ricordo<\/strong> = I remember
\ntu<\/em> ti ricordi<\/strong> = you (singular, informal<\/em>) remember
\nlui\/lei<\/em> si ricorda<\/strong> = he\/she remembers
\nnoi<\/em> ci ricordiamo<\/strong> = we remember
\nvoi<\/em> vi ricordate<\/strong> = you (plural<\/em>) remember
\nloro<\/em> si ricordano<\/strong> = they remember<\/p>\n

Examples:
\nmi ricordo che da piccolo avevo paura dei tuoni<\/strong> = I remember that when I was little I was afraid of the thunder
\nsalve, ti ricordi di me? ci siamo conosciuti l’anno scorso<\/strong> = hello, do you remember me? we met last year<\/p>\n

Now we’ll move into the\u00a0passato prossimo<\/strong> (present perfect). The good thing about reflexive verbs is that they always conjugate in the past tense using essere <\/strong>(to be), and the past participle of the reflexive verb in question. As we are using essere<\/strong>, we need to ensure that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:<\/p>\n

io<\/em> mi sono ricordato\/a<\/strong> = I remembered
\ntu<\/em> ti sei ricordato\/a<\/strong> = you (singular, informal<\/em>) remembered
\nlui\/lei<\/em> si \u00e8 ricordato\/a<\/strong> = he\/she remembered
\nnoi<\/em> ci siamo ricordati\/e<\/strong> = we remembered
\nvoi<\/em> vi siete ricordati\/e<\/strong> = you (plural<\/em>) remembered
\nloro<\/em> si sono ricordati\/e<\/strong> = they remembered<\/p>\n

Examples:
\nSerena, ti sei ricordata di spegnere la luce?<\/strong> = Serena, did you remember to turn the light off?
\nche bello che si sono ricordati del nostro anniversario!<\/strong> = it’s really nice that they remembered our anniversary
\nmannaggia, non mi sono ricordato di chiudere quella finestra!<\/strong> = blast, I didn’t remember to close that window!<\/p>\n

Remember: ricordarsi<\/strong> is always followed by the preposition di<\/strong> (which in this case = to)<\/p>\n

Let’s try moving another useful reflexive verb into the passato prossimo<\/strong> (present perfect)<\/p>\n

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Clean Hands by Antonio Sicurezza. Public Domain<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

lavarsi<\/strong> = to wash oneself:
\nFederico, ti sei lavato le mani?<\/strong> = Federico, have you washed your hands?
\nLuisa si \u00e8 lavata i capelli<\/strong> prima di uscire<\/strong> = Luisa washed her hair before going out<\/p>\n

L’imperativo<\/strong>. When we give an order we use the imperative form. To construct the imperative with reflexive verbs we attach the reflexive pronoun to the end of the verb:<\/p>\n

lavati<\/strong> le mani!<\/strong> = wash your hands!
\nlaviamoci<\/strong> = let\u2019s wash ourselves
\nlavatevi<\/strong> = wash yourselves<\/p>\n

The same applies when we use the infinitive of a reflexive verb:<\/p>\n

dovreste lavarvi<\/strong> = you\u00a0should wash yourselves
\nora non c’\u00e8 tempo per lavarti i capelli<\/strong> = there’s no time to wash your hair now<\/p>\n

N.B. some verbs change their meaning when used in the reflexive form:<\/p>\n

trovare <\/strong>= to find, e.g. ho trovato le chiavi!<\/strong> = I’ve found the keys!
\nversus<\/em>
\ntrovarsi<\/strong> = to be, to find oneself=, e.g. qui mi trovo bene<\/strong> = I like being here\/I feel good here, literally: I find myself well here<\/em><\/p>\n

vedere<\/strong> = to see, e.g.: vedo che ti sei tagliata i capelli<\/strong> = I see that you’ve cut your hair
\nversus<\/em>
\nvedersi<\/strong> = to see each other, e.g.: ci vediamo alle nove allora<\/strong> = we’ll see each other at nine then (see you at nine then<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Arrivederci! <\/strong>= until we\u00a0see each other\u00a0again!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In part 1, we looked at how reflexive verbs are formed and how we conjugate them in the present tense. Let’s take things to the next level. We’ll work with the important reflexive verb ricordarsi = to remember. Let’s revise the present tense conjugations: io mi ricordo = I remember tu ti ricordi = you…<\/p>\n

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