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Getting personal with the reflexive

of the lesson about the basics of reflexive verbs. With a true reflexive verb, you need the...

The basics of reflexive verbs

same. See these video lessons about the reflexive.  Since English works differently, the Italian reflexive verb can be tricky to understand, translate,...

Understanding the Reciprocal Reflexive Form

above, in Italian, “reciprocals” look just like reflexives. Capirci (to understand each another) is “improperly reflexive” but works like a true reflexive and so...

Reflections on the Reflexive

We talked a little about reflexive personal pronouns in Ci Gets Around. They...

Struggling with fare fatica

trying hard or working hard, then the reflexive verb impegnarsi works well. Hai visto che quando...

Scordare vs dimenticare (to forget)

scordare (or scordarsi) in a compound tense in its reflexive or pronominal form.   Non mi dire che...

The prefix pro- (forward)

3  Play Caption   Porre can also be reflexive, with a more figurative meaning of considering...

What's sbarcare il lunario?

sbarcare.    Sbarcare can also be used in its reflexive form: sbarcarsela, and as a pronominal verb, sbarcarla,...

Fidanzato: Engaged or having a boy/girlfriend?

Un esame importante - Part 2  Play Caption   Reflexive structure? When we talk about the process...

Are you confused about confondere?

it's a process, and we go the reflexive route with the reflexive form of the...

La fiducia (trust) and fidarsi (to trust)

because "to trust" happens to be a reflexive verb.    A reflexive verb in Italian is...

Ways to begin in Italian

Caption   When avviare is used as a reflexive verb (avviarsi), it means "to leave," "to...

3 verbs that end in -are

out and looking swollen.   There is a reflexive form as well, so when we get...

The verb aspettare and its nuances

Expectations with aspettarsi   When we use aspettare reflexively, in other words — aspettarsi — the meaning changes....

I Mezzi: What are they?

verb we can use is spostare, in its reflexive form, spostarsi. This is an interview with some high...

50 Italian good-to-know adjectives part 4 - emotions

are optimistically hopeful. Fiducioso comes from the reflexive verb fidarsi (to trust) and the noun la...

Getting busy with darsi da fare

darsi da fare. We can detect a reflexive ending on the verb dare (to give)...

How to use the verb muovere (to move)

can't move my leg)!   Intransitive verb with reflexive si When it's intransitive, it is primarily used in its reflexive form.  Il nostro uomo sta per muoversi....

Being fixated in Italian

the sauce with a piece of bread.    Reflexive verb Fissare is also used reflexively. In this case, it's not being used...

Svolgere: a useful but mysterious verb

Play Caption   Svolgersi   When we use the reflexive form of the verb, we often translate...

Seguire, proseguire, and inseguire

succession)   We have inserted this verb with its reflexive ending, which is actually a reciprocal form,...

Ascoltare vs sentire

we use sentire very often in its reflexive form, sentirsi. In this case, it means...

Being in tune (or not) with intonato and stonato

the example below, it's used with a reflexive si.   La sua maglietta non si intona...

Fare accomodare and accomodarsi

verb accomodare is often used in its reflexive form, accomodarsi, especially in formal situations, such as...