Reciprocal Reflexive Pronouns

Again, they tell what people do to EACH OTHER: Sometimes the reflexive pronouns _____ and _____ are used to express the idea of “ (to) _____” ________. nos se each other Again, they tell what people do to EACH OTHER: Los novios se abrazaban y se besaban The bride and groom were hugging each other and kissing each other. Por lo general nos saludábamos con un abrazo. We usually greeted each other with a hug También nos dábamos la mano We also used to shake each other’s hands

In all of the previous examples, “se” and “nos” represent each other Los pájaros se besan The birds kiss each other.

Nosotros nos abrazamos We hug each other

Is this a reciprocal action? NO!! In this case, only one person is performing the action upon the other. La muchacha besa a su novio. OR La muchacha le da un beso a su novio.

To form the reciprocal reflexive follow these steps: Take the verb and strike out the “se” abrazarse decide which pronoun to use: se/nos write the pronoun in front of the verb conjugate the verb into any tense you would like: se abrazaban they used to hug each other nos abrazábamos we used to hug each other

A practicar: Infinitive Strike Pronoun Present Tense Imperfect Tense abrazarse se abrazan nos abrazamos se abrazaban nos abrazábamos besarse darse la mano saludarse llevarse bien despedirse

Can you treat all verbs in a reciprocal fashion? Most verbs can be treated reflexively, but there are EXEPTIONS!!! Charlar is one of these!