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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...

The Verb Ricordare (to Remember) in Context

the infinitive, whether or not it is reflexive.   We can also insert a direct object...

Remembering and Forgetting with Ricordare and Dimenticare

verbs. But ricordare and dimenticare are, more often than not, used reflexively. Ricordati (remember)!! When a verb is reflexive, the subject and object of the verb...

Life Events: Nascere, Vivere, Morire

Play Caption   In this case, the si is not reflexive, but reciprocal. Beauty and the Beast marry...

Committed and Busy with Impegno, Impegnato, and Impegnarsi

form impegnato to mean "busy": Sono impegnato al momento (I'm busy just now).   The reflexive verb form impegnarsi means "to commit" or "to make...

Verbi pronominali - Pronominal Verbs

the meaning of the original verb. Technically, reflexive verbs can also be considered pronominal verbs...

Getting Upset with Prendersela

verb. +Se (to oneself) indicates that it’s the reflexive form, prendersi. Note that to form the reflexive...

Four Ways Things Can Happen: Succedere, Capitare, Accadere, Avvenire

used with an indirect object pronoun (not reflexive), as in the following example.   Più tardi...

Essere or Avere?

the use of the auxiliary essere in “perfect” tenses: reflexive verbs and verbs in the passive voice....

Si, Si, and Ci - L'impersonale - Part 3

in the impersonal form, happen to be reflexive verbs as well. Before tackling reflexive verbs...

Nothing Personal! - L'impersonale - Part 1

plural objects, and verbs in the impersonal + reflexive verbs.   Practice: Complete these sentences using the...

Where's the Subject? - L'impersonale Part 2

when we combine the impersonal with the reflexive, it will make more sense! The following...