Using Italian Reflexive Pronouns

Utilizing Italian Reflexive Pronouns In a reflexive sentence the activity of the action word returns to the subject, as in the accompanying models: I wash myself. They have a good time. In reflexive sentences, Italian action words, similar to English action words, are conjugated with reflexive pronouns. Reflexive pronouns (I pronomi riflessivi) are indistinguishable in structure toâ direct object pronouns, with the exception of the third individual formâ siâ (the third individual solitary and plural structure). Solitary PLURAL mi myself ci ourselves ti yourself vi yourselves si himself, herself, itself, yourself (formal) si themselves, yourselves (formal) Much the same as immediate item pronouns, reflexive pronouns are put before a conjugated action word or connected to the infinitive. On the off chance that the infinitive is gone before by a structure ofâ dovere,â potere, orâ volere, the reflexive pronoun is either joined to the infinitive (which drops its finalâ â€e) or set before the conjugated action word. Note that the reflexive pronoun concurs with the subject in any event, when appended to the infinitive. Mi alzo. (I’m getting up.)Voglio alzarmi. Mi voglio alzare. (I need to get up.) Mi, ti, si,â andâ viâ may drop theâ iâ before another vowel or anâ hâ and supplant it with an apostrophe. Ci may drop theâ iâ only before anâ iâ orâ e. Siâ lava tutti I giorni. (He washesâ himselfâ every day.)Ci divertiamo molto qui. (We enjoyâ ourselvesâ a part here.)A casa, m’annoio. (At home, I get exhausted.)