Spanish Spansih Reflexive Verbs Irregular

In this lesson, we’ll take a look at irregular reflexive verbs in Spanish. These are 9 irregular reflexive verbs and they follow the same patterns as the irregular verbs learned in the present tense. The first two change their stems from “e” to “i”. Take a look as we go over them:

all forms: Yo, Ud. etc... Nosotros – regular
The verb becomes:
“vestirse” me visto, se viste, etc The nosotros form, that likes to stay regular, is: Nos vestimos
“despedirse” me despido, se despide, etc The nosotros form is: nos despedimos
Now just a quick note about “despedirse”. If you add on a person after this verb, you have add the word “de”. For example, to say, “He says goodbye to her” in Spanish would be “Se despide de ella”.

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The next few, the stems change from “e” to “ie”. Let’s take a look.

all forms: Yo, Ud. etc... Nosotros – regular
The verb “sentirse” becomes: me siento, se siente, etc. The nosotros form, that likes to stay regular is: nos sentimos
The verb “divertirse” becomes: me divierto, se divierte, etc. The nosotros form is nos divertimos
The verb “sentarse” becomes: me siento, se sienta, etc. The nosotros form is nos sentamos
The verb “despertarse” becomes: me despierto, se despierta The nosotros form is nos despertamos

The next one changes from “o” to “ue”

all forms: Yo, Ud. etc... Nosotros – regular
It is the verb “acostarse”, which becomes: me acuesto, se acuesta, etc. And the nosotros form is nos acostamos

Now, our final group of irregular reflexive verbs change only in the “yo” form:

Yo - irregular all other forms - regular
The verb “darse cuenta” becomes: me doy cuenta, the other “regular” forms are se da cuenta, nos damos cuenta, and so forth.

Now for a quick note about this verb. If you put something after this phrase, you have to add-on the word “de”. For example, to say, “She realizes that” in Spanish would be “Se da cuenta de eso”.

The next verb is “caerse” which, in the “yo” form becomes: me caigo again, the rest of the forms are regular: se cae, nos caemos, etc.

Try to remember these irregular verbs, and see if you can get them correct, as you continue on to the practice session.

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Now that you have seen the irregular reflexive verbs, let’s try a verbal quiz. Read the phrase in English (or have someone read it to you), then say out loud what the phrase means in Spanish.

I feel sick Me siento enfermo
He gets dressed Se viste
She says goodbye to me Se despide de mí
(Juan) You realize Te das cuenta
We have fun Nos divertimos
They sit down Se sientan
All of you wake up Se despiertan
(Dr. Fernández) You lay down Se acuesta
I fall down Me caigo
We say goodbye to her Nos despedimos de ella
I realize Me doy cuenta
He falls down Se cae
She has fun Se divierte
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