Reflexive Pronouns (9th grade)

Pronouns: reflexive (myself, themselves, etc.)

Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns (underlined in the example below):

We didn’t decorate it ourselves. Someone else did it for us

subject pronoun	reflexive pronoun
I	myself
you (singular)	yourself
he	himself
she	herself
it	itself
one	oneself
we	ourselves
you (plural)	yourselves
they	themselves

 We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person or thing:

He cut himself on the broken glass.

She made herself a cup of tea and sat down in front of the television.

Parents often blame themselves for the way their children behave.

Reflexive pronouns + by meaning alone

We often use reflexive pronouns with by to mean ‘alone’ or ‘without any help’:

Why don’t you go by yourself?

The children made the entire meal by themselves.

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IN SPANISH:  

Reflexive Pronoun Forms and Examples

Number and Person	Reflexive Pronoun	Spanish	English
Singular, First	me	Me lavo.	I wash myself.
Singular, Second (Informal)	te	Te lavas.	You wash yourself.
Singular, Second (Formal)	se	Se lava.	You wash yourself.
Singular, Third	se	Se lava.	He washes himself./She washes herself./It washes itself.
Plural, First	nos	Nos lavamos.	We wash ourselves.
Plural, Second	se	Se lavan.	You (all) wash yourselves.
Plural, Second (Informal)	os	Os laváis.	You (all) wash yourselves.
Plural, Third	se	Se lavan.	They wash themselves.