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Reflexive Verbs

The first reflexive verb we usually use is llamarse- to call
oneself / to be called. So we’re already fairly familiar with
the concept.

DOING IT TO
YOURSELF!

LLAMARSE

(Yo)
(Tú)

(Él/Ella)

pronoun
Me
Te
Se

conjugated verb
llamo
llamas
llama

(Nosotros/as)
(Vosotros/as)

Nos
Os

llamamos
llamáis

(Ellos/Ella)

Se

llaman

I call myself
You call yourself
He/she calls him/
herself
We call ourselves
You all call yourselves
They call themselves

In use, the ‘se’ at the end of the full form of the verb is taken
off & moved around to the beginning & then changed to ‘fit’
the person – & the rest of the verb is then conjugated in the
usual way.
¿Cómo te llamas? = What do you call yourself?
Me llamo Carlos.   = I call myself Carlos
These verbs are only used when talking about someone
doing something to themselves. Take the verb LAVAR. That
would be used when discussing washing something – a car
for instance:
Lavas el coche – you wash the car.
You would use LAVARSE when describing someone
washing themselves, or part of their body.

Lynn Cobb