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Old November 17, 2008, 04:24 AM
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Reflexive Verbs

When I list reflexive verbs, do I only need to use the reflexive pronoun once or do I need it for every single reflexive verb?

Ex: Entonces fui a lavarme, ducharme, vestirme y peinarme. VS Entonces fui a me lavo, ducho, visto y peino.
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You must do it for every single reflexive verb. Reflexive means "with pronoun"
Por las mañanas, me ducho, me peino, me afeito y me visto antes de ir al trabajo.
You can "hear" the second version, some persons skipped the "me" when they are speaking.
"Por las manañas me ducho, peino, afeito y visto antes del ir al trabajo."

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Sosia's examples are good. For you since you're learning Spanish, I would advise you to use the reflexive pronoun with each reflexive verb, since that is the normal rule and the grammatical way of doing it.
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By the way, for the reflexive verbs; lavarse and peinarse, do I need to include what part of my body I am washing or combing? Also, for that sentence, do I need to put the reflexive verbs into preterit tense?

Entonces fui a me lavé la cara y las manos, me duché, me vestí y me peiné el peno.
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By the way, for the reflexive verbs; lavarse and peinarse, do I need to include what part of my body I am washing or combing? Also, for that sentence, do I need to put the reflexive verbs into preterit tense?

Entonces fui a me lavé la cara y las manos, me duché, me vestí y me peiné el peno.
You can put them in the preterit if you want.
Me lavo la cara. - I'm washing my face.
Me lavé la cara. - I washed my face.

With lavarse and peinarse, you don't need to specify the affected body part unless you want to.
Me levanté por la mañana; me lavé y me peiné y salí a trabajar.
I got up in the morning, washed up and combed my hair and went to work.
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hmmm I've never learned reflexive verbs....what are they?
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Have a look here to get an idea. There is a long list of Spanish reflexive verbs at the bottom of the page. ¡Diviértete!
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