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Italian Reflexive Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conjugate alzarsi | to stand up; to get up - mi alzo I get myself up ti alzi you get yourself up si alza he/she gets himself up ci alziamo we get ourselves up vi alzate you get yourselves up si alzano they get themselves up |
| With dovere, potere or volere the reflexive pronoun | precede a conjugated verb or attach to the infinitive. Mi voglio alzare or Voglio alzarmi. Devo alzarmi or Mi devo alzare. |
| Chiamarsi - to be called Chiamare - to call (someone) | to call someone - chiamo, chiami, chiama, chiamiamo, chiamate, chiamano |
| Lavarsi - to wash (oneself) Lavare - to wash (someone/something) | Lavo, lavi, lave, laviamo, lavate, lavano |
| Fermarsi - to stop (oneself) Fermare - to stop (someone/something) | Fermo, fermi, ferma, fermiamo, fermate, fermano |
| Svegliarsi - to wake up Svegliare - to wake (someone else) | Sveglio, svegli, sveglia, svegliamo, svegliate, svegliano |
| Passato prossimo of reflexive verbs is formed with present tense of essere and the past participle. It must agree with gender and number. | alazarsi mi sono alzato/a, ti sei alzato/a, si e alzato/a, ci siamo alzati/e, vi siete alzati/e, si sono alzati/e |
| Fermarsi is reflexive verb meaning to stop oneself (from moving). Fermare means to stop someone or something. | Quando corro, mi fermo per bere acqua. Fermo la macchina all'incrocio. |
| Smettere (di) is nonreflexive meaning to stop doing something. | Smettiamo di lavorare alle sei. We stop working at six. Bambini, smettete di urlare. Kids stop yelling. |
| Conjugate addormentarsi | to fall asleep |
| Conjugate annoiarsi | to get bored |
| Conjugate arrabbiarsi | to get angry |
| Conjugate diplomarsi | to graduate from high school |
| Conjugate divertirsi | to enjoy oneself; have a good time |
| Conjugate fare bella figura | to look good; to make a good impression, present a good image |
| Conjugate fare il bagno | to take a bath |
| Conjugate fare la doccia | to take a shower |
| Conjugate farsi la barba | to shave (men) |
| Conjugate lamentarsi (di) | to complain about |
| Conjugate laurearsi | to graduate from college |
| Conjugate lavarsi | to wash oneself - i capelli - to wash one's hair, i denti to brush one's teeth, la faccia to wash one's face |
| Conjugate mettersi | to put on (clothes) le lenti a contatto- to put in contact lenses, il rossetto - to put on lipstick |
| Conjugate portare | to wear - when using reflexive pronouns |
| Conjugate rilassarsi | to relax |
| Conjugate sbagliarsi | to make a mistake |
| Conjugate sentirsi (bene, male, stanco, contento) | to feel (good, bad, tired, happy) mi sento, ti senti, si sente, ci sentiamo, vi sentite, si sentono |
| Conjugate sposarsi | to get married |
| Conjugate svegliarsi | to wake up |
| Conjugate tornare (a) | to return to (a place) |
| Conjugate truccarsi | to put on make-up |
| Conjugate vestirsi | to get dressed |
| l'abito | dress; suit |
| il bottone | button |
| le calze | socks |
| la maglia | sweater |
| la felpa | sweatshirt |
| la t-shirt | t-shirt |
| i vestiti | clothes |
| il berretto | hat |
| la camicia | shirt |