Romeo and Juliet meet, hug, kiss, and fall in love. They comfort each other, admire each other, and get married—but not without some help from reciprocal reflexive verbs! These verbs express a reciprocal action that involves more than one person. The plural reflexive pronouns ci, vi, and si are used when conjugating reciprocal reflexive verbs:
Si sono abbracciati affettuosamente. (They embraced each other affectionately.)
Si sono visti tutti i giorni. (They saw each other every day.)
Si sono scritti frequentemente, dopo quell'estate. (They frequently wrote to each other after that summer.)
Other reciprocal verbs are listed in the table below.
| COMMON RECIPROCAL VERBS |
|---|
| abbracciarsi | to embrace each other (one another) |
| aiutarsi | to help each other (one another) |
| amarsi | to love each other (one another) |
| ammirarsi | to admire each other (one another) |
| baciarsi | to kiss each other (one another) |
| conoscersi | to know each other (also: to meet) |
| consolarsi | to comfort each other (one another) |
| incontrarsi | to meet (each other) |
| innamorarsi | to fall in love (with each other) |
| insultarsi | to insult each other (one another) |
| riconoscersi | to recognize each other (one another) |
| rispettarsi | to respect each other (one another) |
| rivedersi | to see each other again (one another) |
| salutarsi | to greet each other (one another) |
| scriversi | to write to each other (one another) |
| sposarsi | to get married (to each other) |
| vedersi | to see each other (one another) |
| visitarsi | to visit each other (one another) |
Reciprocal verbs follow the same pattern as reflexive verbs, but they are limited to the plural forms noi, voi, and loro.
