Spanish 2: reflexive verbs

aburrirse

to get bored

acostarse (o-ue)

to go to bed

afeitarse

to shave

alegrarse

to get happy

almorzarse (o-ue)

to eat lunch

bañarse

to bathe oneself

caerse (I)

to fall

callarse

to be quiet

cansarse (de)

to get tired

casarse (con)

to get married

cepillarse

to brush

cortarse

to cut oneself

darse cuenta de (I)

to realize

darse prisa (I)

to hurry

desayunarse

to eat breakfast

despedirse (e-i)

to say good-bye

despertarse (e-ie)

to wake up

divertirse (e-ie)

to have fun/to enjoy oneself

dormirse (o-ue)

to fall asleep

enamorarse (de)

to fall in love

enfadarse (con)

to get angry

enojarse (con)

to get angry

equivocarse (de/en)

to make a mistake

impacientarse (con)

to get impatient

irritarse (con)

to get irritated

irse (I)

to go away

lavarse

to wash oneself

llamarse

to call oneself

levantarse

to get up

marcharse

to leave

ocuparse

to get busy/be occupied

peinarse

to comb one's hair

pintarse

to put on make up

ponerse (I)

to put on/to get (an emotional state)

portarse bien

to behave well

portarse mal

to behave badly

prepararse

to get ready/prepare oneself

preocuparse (por)

to get worried

quejarse de

to complain about

quedarse

to stay/remain

quitarse

to take off (clothes)

reunirse (con)

to meet/reunite: remember to accent the "ú" when you

conjugate

romperse

to break oneself

secarse

to dry oneself

sentarse (e-ie)

to sit down

sentirse (e-ie)

to feel

vestirse (e-i)

to get dressed

crear

to create

molestar

to bother: behaves somewhat like gustar

me

myself

te

yourself

se

himself/herself/themselves

nos

ourselves

reflexive verbs:

-reflect back to the subject which is a person

-are recognized by "se" on the end of the infinitive

-are some form of "oneself"

reflexive verbs are used for:

-to get, to be getting, to become, to be growing + emotion

-idiomatic expressions

-expressing reciprocal action: "each other" or "one another"

-reinforcing the depth of the meaning of the verb

-impersonal use: public service announcements