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Bilancio or Bilancia?

soldi?  Play Caption   Bilanciare also has a reflexive form bilanciarsi. In this case it's intransitive....

How to Fix Things in Italian Part 3

As with many verbs, there is a reflexive form of accomodare, and in this case,...

Fixing Things in Italian Part 1

Here we have an example using the reflexive form of the verb. It can mean...

3 Ways to Get It Wrong in Italian

verb sbagliare (to make a mistake) plus reflexive form sbagliarsi (to be mistaken), and its...

Getting by with cavarsela

2  Play Caption   Cavare can also be reflexive, becoming cavarsi. Although it can be used like...

Asking Questions in Italian part 2

Caption   Asking yourself a question We use the reflexive for this in Italian:   Allora, pur con...

A Tricky but Useful Pronominal Verb Volerci

things and often has to do with reflexive and reciprocal verbs. It can also be an...

"Get Lost" in Italian

is "to invite somebody to leave": The reflexive form congedarsi is "to ask for and obtain permission...

Getting Undressed in Italian

get undressed. In Italian, the verb is reflexive: spogliarsi. We've come a long way from...

Noticing Things (or Not) in Italian with Accorgersi

some sense of it. Hint: It is reflexive, and while some verbs can be both...

Combining Conjugated Verbs and Infinitives Part 2

combined with particelle (particles), when they are reflexive, or when they are truncated. Then, admittedly,...

How to Catch a Cold in Italian

is prendere (to take). It's often used reflexively, prendersi Another verb that is often used...

Working Things Out with Sistemare

Note that in the first example, the reflexive form sistemarsi is used.   Mi dispiace molto,...

Everyday Negatives

ricordare is often but not always in its reflexive form ricordarsi when it means "to remember"...

Comodo: Comfortable or Handy?

mettersi (to put oneself). We use the reflexive form of mettere (to put) as if to say,...

Finding Yourself with Trovarsi

the speaker often uses the verb trovare in its reflexive form trovarsi. Using trovarsi in this fashion might be hard...

Regolare: Aggettivo e Verbo

Miss Maremma - Part 11  Play Caption   This reflexive form is used a lot when discussing...

Expressing Need with Servire

cognate in this case. There’s also a reflexive version of this verb, but we’ll talk...

More on Riprendere

meaning of riprendere, but this time it's the reflexive form, riprendersi. In a reflexive verb, the direct object...

Adapting to Adatto and Adattare

cucina - La Prima Identitá  Play Caption   The reflexive form takes a preposition, much like the...

Places to Sit in Italian - Part 2

from the verb sdraiare (to lay down) or its reflexive version, sdraiarsi (to lie down, to recline). The plural...

Upkeep and Keeping Up with Mantenere

mean “to support,” too. We use the reflexive form, mantenersi,  to refer to making a living,...

Places to Sit in Italian - Part 1

the words are truncated or modified. The reflexive form of sedere —  sedersi — the form generally used to...

Are Accents Important?

the si with no accent is part of the reflexive verb allontanarsi (to leave).   Sì, non era la prima...