+50 examples of REFLEXIVE pronouns in Spanish
The pronouns They are words that practically lack their own meaning, since they depend on those concepts or subjects that have been previously named in a sentence. There are two different types of personal pronouns: stressed and unstressed. Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns belong to this last group.
In this lesson from a Teacher we will show you examples of reflexive pronouns in Spanish so that you better understand its meaning and its different uses in our language.
The Real academy of the Spanish language perfectly explains the reflexive form of pronouns, and does so in the following way:
"A pronoun has reflexive meaning when its antecedent is the subject (tacit or express) of the sentence in which it appears"
Reflexive pronouns have the quality of exercising as subjects and are often used to mention several individuals who carry out the same action. Are the following: me, you, it, us, you.
These are their equivalents:
- I / I
- you / you
- He, she, you
- we, we / us
- You, you, you / You
- They, they, you
These are some examples of reflexive pronoun you:
- You don't have to worry about anything.
- We told you all the same thing so there would be no misunderstandings.
- You settle for anything.
- Marta and you admire each other.
- You always eat the biggest pieces.
- We have loved you for years.
- They left you everything you need to get the job done.
- They didn't want to disrespect you.
- If you meet them, have a drink to my health.
- You guys dressed up as vampires.
- The wind spoiled your afternoon at the beach.
- At the hotel they explained everything very well.
We hope that with this UnProfesor lesson you will better understand what reflexive pronouns are and how they are used, thanks to the number of examples that we have provided. Remember that if you want to learn other lessons on grammar, language or literature you can find a lot of information throughout our different categories.
Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts, Real academy of the Spanish language; What do they mean and what are the reflexive pronouns?, Dora Luz Muñoz Rincón, Master in Educational Communication.
