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Reflexive Verbs in German

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When the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person, the action word is said to be a reflexive verb. For an example in English, I see myself in the mirror.

In German, ich wasche mich, literally, I wash myself.

Some verbs that must be reflexive in German are not necessarily so in English, and vice versa. As one example, the English verb Hurry! does not have to be reflexive, but the German counterpart sich beeilen must be expressed as a reflexive verb.

A	B
ich kämme mich	I comb my hair (I comb myself)
du kämmst dich	you comb your hair (you comb yourself)
er kämmt sich	he combs his hair (he combs himself)
sie kämmt sich	she combs her hair (she combs herself)
es kämmt sich	it combs its hair (it combs itself)
wir kämmen uns	we comb our hair (we comb ourselves)
ihr kämmt euch	you guys comb your hair (you guys comb yourselves)
sie kämmen sich	they comb their hair (they comb themselves)
ich wasche mich	I wash myself
du wäschst dich	you wash yourself
er wäscht sich	he washes himself
sie wäscht sich	she washes herself
es wäscht sich	it washes itself
wir waschen uns	we wash ourselves
ihr wascht euch	you guys wash yourselves
sie waschen sich	they wash themselves
Sie waschen sich	You (formal) wash yourself
Sie kämmen sich	You (formal) are combing your hair. You are coming yourself

Mr. Stoner

Teacher

Merrillville High School

Merrillville, IN

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