
Let ’s review some of the reflexive verbs Some examples of reflexive verbs: afeitarse – to shave oneself ducharse – to shower oneself cepillarse – to brush oneself lavarse – to wash oneself This helps you identify if the verb is reflexive or not. She is brushing Ana ’s hair, so it is not a reflexive action.Īll reflexive verbs in Spanish have ‘se’ attached to it. Marta brushes Ana ’s hair She is not brushing her own hair. María brushes her hair She is brushing her own hair, so it is a reflexive action. If the sentence is I brush my dog, it is not a reflexive action because I am not receiving the action, the dog is receiving it. It is an action that I am doing to myself.


Example of a Reflexive action: I brush my teeth. When you use reflexive verbs, the subject does the action and also receives it.
