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Reflexive verbs help please
Are reflexive verbs only used for yourself/your own attributes? (ex: hair)
Me lavo la espalda. Me cepillo las dientes Or is it also for possessions aswell since they belong to me, such as a car? I was playing an online video game which involves cars and somebody said "Se compra auto Volkswagen" I'm guessing that translates to: Buy yourself a Volkswagen car He doesn't need an en for a preposition in between compra and auto like you would in English? me comprare coche mañana noche. Is that correct? I will buy myself a car tomorrow night. Thanks for any help everyone, reflexive verbs are strange for me since they don't really exist in English. Object/Indirect objects also make zero sense to me at the moment too lol. |
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Reflexive verbs are only used to reflect back on the subject, yes.
The other case you mentioned is not a reflexive use. Pronominal verbs are the verbs whose infinitive form ends in -se. Reflexive verbs are pronominal verbs, but they aren't the only pronominal verbs. I believe you meant 'un' instead of 'en' when you asked the question about placing a preposition before 'auto'. Actually, 'un' is needed, but it isn't a preposition. It's an article. In particular, it's the indefinite article and translates as 'a' or 'an' in English. Me compraré un carro/coche/auto mañana por la noche. I will buy myself a car tomorrow night. (The car is for me.) Compraré un carro mañana por la noche. I'll buy a car tomorrow night. (It may be for me or it may be for someone else; this isn't known without more context.) Se compra un auto Volkswagen. = He/She is buying a Volkswagen car. | You are buying a Volkswagen car. The pronominal verb in this sentence is conjugated in the present tense, not the imperative mood ('buy yourself a car' is a command and it has a very different conjugation). Note that I didn't call the verb a reflexive verb. This is because it is a pronominal verb. That simply means that the verb has a pronoun. There are many more things that can be said about pronominal verbs. Have a look at this thread to see if it helps any. |
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