funkcanna
November 10, 2010, 09:51 PM
Hello all, I have a question :)
Ok, I know that there are normal verbs and reflexive verbs, I will use Lavar (to wash) and Lavarse (to wash oneself). There are 3 parts to my question:
Can only reflexive verbs be reflexive? This sounds obvious but there are alot of verbs which you can do to yourself, but I cant find reflexive alternatives in my dictionary.
What if I wanted to say I was doing the verb to someone else? For example, "I dont want you". So here the subject of the verb is "you" but I am doing the action "not wanting". So can I say "No te quiero"? LIkewise with other things such as "I buy it" - would that be "Lo Compro" or "Comprarlo"? "I eat it" would that be "lo como"? I assume in all of these cases I just use the direct object pronoun and the conjugated verb? How do I know if I should put the pronoun on the end of the verb or before? I.e. Ayudarte (I help you)
Basically I want to know when to use a reflexive verb or use the direct object pronoun. But I guess spelling wise it would make no difference and all would use the same pronoun anyway...
Ok, I know that there are normal verbs and reflexive verbs, I will use Lavar (to wash) and Lavarse (to wash oneself). There are 3 parts to my question:
Can only reflexive verbs be reflexive? This sounds obvious but there are alot of verbs which you can do to yourself, but I cant find reflexive alternatives in my dictionary.
What if I wanted to say I was doing the verb to someone else? For example, "I dont want you". So here the subject of the verb is "you" but I am doing the action "not wanting". So can I say "No te quiero"? LIkewise with other things such as "I buy it" - would that be "Lo Compro" or "Comprarlo"? "I eat it" would that be "lo como"? I assume in all of these cases I just use the direct object pronoun and the conjugated verb? How do I know if I should put the pronoun on the end of the verb or before? I.e. Ayudarte (I help you)
Basically I want to know when to use a reflexive verb or use the direct object pronoun. But I guess spelling wise it would make no difference and all would use the same pronoun anyway...