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Italian Reflexive verbs

Part 3 of 5


Reflexive verbs are verbs that are used with a reflexive pronoun.


The Italian reflexive prononus are:

mi - myself

ti - yourself

si - himself, herself, oneself

ci - ourselves

vi - yourselves

si - themselves


Reflexive prononuns usually come before the verb, e.g., mi diverto – I enjoy myself. However, in some imperative forms and the infinitive, reflexive prononuns follow the verb, e.g., sbrigati!/sbrigatevi! – hurry up!, and sbrigarsi – to hurry up.


In this article, we will learn the most common Italian reflexive verbs.


Enjoy!


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  1. Incontrarsi con – to meet up with “Ci incontreremo al primo Autogrill e proseguiremo insieme” – “We will meet at the first service station and continue the trip together”

  2. Innamorarsi di – to fall in love with “Mi sono innamorata dei gatti quando avevo otto anni e li amo ogni giorno di più” – “I fell in love with cats when I was eight years old and I love them more every day that goes by”

  3. Innervosirsi – to get annoyed/upset “Perchè innervosirsi qunado puoi berti un bel Negroni?” – “Why should you get upset when you can drink a nice Negroni instead?”  

  4. Lamentarsi – to complain “Se continua a lamentarsi di cose inutili, giuro che me ne vado” – “If she continues to complain about useless things, I swear I'll leave”  

  5. Laurearsi – to get a degree “Laurearsi è un evento molto importante in Italia. Quando mi sono laureata, ho fatto festa per una settimana” – “Graduating is a very important event in Italy. When I graduated, I partied for a week."

  6. Lavarsi – to wash oneself “Dicono che se quando i gatti si lavano, si passano la zampa dietro le orecchie, pioverà, ma secondo me è solo una superstizione” –  “They say that if when cats wash themselves they pass their paws behind their ears, it will rain, but in my opinion it's just a superstition”

  7. Mettersi – to put on  “Mettersi a piangere per ottenere quello che vuoi è del tutto inutile mio caro Pinocchio” – “Crying to get what you want is completely useless my dear Pinocchio”.

  8. Nascondersi – to hide oneself A: “Ma dove si è nascosto il mio pitone da compagnia? Non lo trovo da nessuna parte!” – “Where did my pet python hide? I can't find it anywhere!” B: “Non mi avevi detto di avere un pitone da compagnia... scusa, ma ho un impegno urgente...” – “You didn't tell me you had a pet python... sorry, but I have something urgent to do...” A: “Ok, ti chiamo” – “Ok, I'll call you” B: “No, no, ti chiamo io...” – “No, no, I'll call you...”

  9. Perdersi – to lose oneself, to get lost A: “Artù, quando ti guardo, mi perdo nei tuoi occhi” – “Arthur, when I look at you, I get lost in your eyes” B: “Ma povero cane! Smettila di parlargli come se fosse una persona” – “Poor dog! Stop talking to him like he's a person." A: “Smettila tu! Artù è il mio bambino e se non ti sta bene, quella è la porta!” – “You stop it! Arthur is my baby and if you don't like it, that's the door!” B: “A mai più rivederci donna pazza con 10.000 cani” – B: “Farewell, crazy dog lady” A: “Come ti permetti? Artù, Lancellotto, Ginevra! All’attacco!” – “How dare you? Arthur, Lancelot, Ginevra! Attack!”

  10. Preoccuparsi – to get worried about something. “Spesso, preoccuparsi è inutile. Quello che deve succedere succede” – “Worrying is often useless. Whatever has to happen happens”

 

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