Reflexive pronouns & verbs

Pronoun	Accusative	Dative
ich	mich	mir
du	dich	dir
er/sie/es	sich	sich
wir	uns	uns
ihr	euch	euch
sie/Sie	sich	sich

Reflexive pronouns can be used with two different verbs:

• Reflexive verbs
• Accusative: the subject and the object of the verb are one and the same; the reflexive pronoun means "oneself".
  E.g: Ich wasche mich. (the relexive pronoun comes after the verb) = I wash myself. / Me lavo.
• Dative:If there is a second object in the sentence; it becomes the direct object, and the reflexive pronoun takes the dative form, seving as the indirect object.
  E.g: Ich wasche mir die Haare. = I wash my hair. / Me lavo mi pelo.
• When there are two ponouns: the object pronoun (refers to the person or thing receiving the action) is placed before the reflexive pronoun. E.g:
  Ich wasche sie (object pronoun #1) mir (reflexive pronoun #2).= I wasch it. / Me la lavo.
• Subordinate clause:
  • Ich entspanne mich, während ich (subject) mir (the relexive pronoun comes after the subject) einen Film anschaue (the verb comes at the end). = I relax while I watch a movie. ("I relax" is the main clause; "while I watch a movie" is the subordinate clause)
  • während = while
  • entspannen = relax
  • anschauen = look
• Reciprocal verbs in plural, reflexive pronouns mean "each other".
  E.g: Wir kennen uns. = We know each other. / Nos conocemos.

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