verbos reflexivos

VERBOS REFLEXIVOS
Reflexive verbs
Ejemplo del uso:
Yo
Tu
Ud. / el
Nos
Uds. / ellos
me
te
se
nos
se
baño
bañas
baña
bañamos
bañan
The personal pronoun (first column) always coincides with the reflexive pronoun (center column).
Example of the verb ‘bañar’ is in the present of the indicative form.
The 35 reflexive verbs most used in medicine:
acordar
acostar
bañar
caer
cambiar
casar
causar
comer
curar
despertar
dormir
drogar
enfermar
examinar
hinchar
imaginar
infectar
inflamar
lavar
levantar
meter
morir
mover
olvidar
operar
perder
recuperar
revisar
sacar
sentar
sentir
tomar
tragar
ver
vomitar
CAUTION!
doler
This verb is used as a reflexive verb but without the personal pronoun, therefore without yo, tu,
usted, etc.
Me duele, te duele, le duele, nos duele, le duele.
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Medical Spanish Course in the Tropical Medicine Environment.
Casos especiales:
Conmigo
Contigo
Con el / usted
Con nosotros
Con ellas / ustedes
with me
with you
with him / her
with us
with them
Please note that ‘conmigo’ and ‘contigo’ is spelled as one word. This expression is used very
frequently.
¿Tu vas conmigo a hacer el examen? – Are you going with me to do the exam?
mi
ti
ella / usted
nosotros
ellas / ustedes
Sin
Without
me
you
her / you
us
them
“Sin” with a personal pronoun can be translated by “without” followed by the personal pronoun in English.
Tu vas al medico sin mi. – You go to the doctor’s without me.
A
mi
ti
el / usted
nosotros
ellos / ustedes
me
te
le
nos
les
gusta ayudar.
This case is a bit more complicated as there is no direct translation.
It is posible to say:
Me gusta ayudar.
A mi me gusta ayudar.
Both sentences can be translated by “I like to help” but there is a slight difference in the connotation.
The second sentence puts a heavier emphasis on who likes to help.
This emphasis is most important in cases where a controversial opinion is expressed, but it is frequently used in popular
speech.
Examples:
A mi no me gusta el hospital.
A ti te brinca un labio.
A el le brillan los ojos por la fiebre.
A nosotros nos encanta el azúcar.
A ellos les falta el aire.
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Medical Spanish Course in the Tropical Medicine Environment.