Reflexive pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

Singular reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object are the same person — the subject does an action to themselves

Pronoun	Meaning
me	myself
te	yourself [informal]
se	himself, herself, yourself [formal]

- One-verb constructions: the reflexive pronoun goes before the conjugated verb. For example:
  - Me levanto temprano. (I get up early.)
  - Te duchas por la mañana. (You shower in the morning.)
  - Se peina antes de salir. (They comb their hair before going out.)
  - In all these examples, the action is being done to the same person who is doing the action. For example, the first one, has a literal translation of ‘I get (myself) up early.’
Plural reflexive pronouns are used when reflexive verbs use reflexive pronouns (like me, te, se, nos, os) to show that the subject is doing something to themselves (reflexive) or to each other (reciprocal, plural).
- Reflexive (the subject does something to itself):
  - Nos despertamos a las siete. (We wake ourselves up at 7.)
  - Os acostáis tarde. (You [plural] go to bed late.)
  - Se preparan para el examen. (They prepare themselves for the exam.)
Reciprocal (subjects do something to each other):
- - Nos vemos todos los días. (We see each other every day.)
  - Os entendéis muy bien. (You [pl.] understand each other well.)
  - Se besan al saludar. (They kiss each other upon greeting.)

Plural reflexive pronouns
Person	Reflexive pronoun	Example verb use
nosotros / nosotras	nos	nos saludamos (we greet each other)
vosotros / vosotras	os	os habláis (you [plural] talk to each other)
ellos / ellas / ustedes	se	se ayudan (they help each other)

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