2.3 - reflexive verbs

acostarse

to go to bed

afeitarse

to shave

bañarse

to take a bath

cepillarse

to brush (ones hair/teeth)

despertarse

to wake up

dormirse

to fall asleep

ducharse

to take a shower

levantarse

to get up

lavarse

to wash (oneself)

maquillarse

to put on makeup

peinarse

to comb (one’s hair)

ponerse

to put on (clothing)

secarse

to ry off

quitarse

to take off (clothing)

vestirse

to get dressed

acercarse (a)

to approach

arrepentirse (de)

to regret

atreverse (a)

to dare (to)

convertise (en)

to become

darse cuenta (de)

to realize

enterarse (de)

to find out (about)

fijarse (en)

to take notice (of)

morirse (de)

to die (of)

olvidarse (de)

to forget (about)

preocuparse (por)

to worry (about)

quejarse (de)

to complain (about)

sorprenderse (de)

to be surprised (about)

ponerse + [adjective]

to get / become

reflexive verbs notes

• in plural, rv can express reciprocal actions done to one another (ex: se saludan)

• - precede direct obj. pronoun (sí, me lo comí todo)

• - many change meaning

aburrir —> aburirse

to bore —> to get bored

acordar —> acordarse (de)

to agree —> to remember

comer —> comerse

to eat —> to eat up

dormir —> dormire

to sleep —> to fall asleep

ir —> irse (de)

to go —> to go away (from)

llevar —> llevarse

to carry —> to carry away

mudar —> mudarse

to change —> to move (change residence)

parecer —> parecerse (a)

to seem —> to resemble / to look like

poner —> ponerse

to put —> to put on (clothing/makeup)

quitar —> quitarse

to take away —> to take off (clothing)