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Spanish Lesson Beginner 22 Reflexive Spanish verbs Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 14, 2011
¡Hola a todos! Today, we are going to see some useful Spanish verbs that are reflexive. With Reflexive Spanish Verbs the action is done by the same person who receives the action. For example, you can shower your baby, or you can shower yourself. To shower your baby is not reflexive because the person who…
The meanings of hacerse Posted by Adir on Jan 10, 2011
Hacerse is a reflexive verb and it has several meanings. Instead of providing a boring list I’m going to give you some real Spanish sentences with their translation, ok? Aprovéchala. Se me hizo un nudo en el hilo. – I got a knot in the thread. María se hizo con el premio. – María got…
Reflexive Verbs: different meanings Posted by Adir on Dec 13, 2010
Hola, how’s it going? There are some verbs in Spanish that change their meanings when used in the reflexive form. Check them out! acordar – to agree. Acordaron de encontrarse a las dos en la casa de María. (They agreedo to meet at two at María’s house.) acordarse – to rember. Seguro que te acuerdas…
Getting into trouble? Te la vas a cargar. Posted by Adir on Dec 19, 2008
There are a number of verbal expressions in Spanish that involve a reflexive verb and the pronouns -la or -las. Check them out. 1. apañárselas, arreglárselas – to manage, to get by. No te preocupes, me las apañaré. (Don’t worry, I´ll manage.). Jorge vive solo y se las arregla bien en la cocina. (Jorge lives…