Hola.
In this video, we're talking again about "los verbos reflexivos".
OK. So remember,
reflexive verbs are verbs where the action is reflected back on to
the person doing the action.
Some examples.
"Yo me ducho".
(I shower myself).
"Nos despertamos a las siete de la mañana".
(We wake ourselves up at seven o'clock in the morning).
So we know how to conjugate them when they're the only verb
in the sentence.
Let's review, though,
in case you passed out in the last two videos.
We'll try it out with "Bañarse".
This means "to take a bath", or "to bathe oneself".
OK. so first off, ignore the "se",
change "bañar".
Just like any other "ar" verb,
"yo baño",
"tú bañas",
"él, ella, usted baña",
"nosotros bañamos",
"ellos, ellas, ustedes bañan".
OK.
Now-
now, we're going to remember the "se".
We're going to put that in front of the verb,
and change it to the following forms,
"yo me baño",
"tú te bañas",
"él se baña",
"nosotros nos bañamos",
"ellos se bañan".
Hopefully, that's pretty easy, as long as you remember that
with each form,
you have to keep the corresponding reflexive pronoun.
So, the "yo" form will always have "me".
The "tú" form will always have "te".
The "él", "ella", usted" forms will always have "se".
"Nosotros" and "nosotras" will always have "nos".
"Ellos", "ellas", and "ustedes" will always have "se".
But what happens when I want to have more than one verb in a sentence?
For example,
let's say that I have to take a bath.
Well, if you remember that "to have to" is "tener que".
"I have to" = "(yo) tengo que".
Remember,
when we change a verb, and have another one right after it,
we don't change the second verb.
Much like I wouldn't say "I have to I take a bath".
I wouldn't say in Spanish,
"Yo tengo que yo me baño".
Instead, I would say, "I have to take a bath".
So like I said,
"I have to" = "yo tengo que".
"To take a bath" = "bañarse".
So, we combine them,
"Yo tengo que bañarse".
It's only one problem with this.
Going along with what you've been learning about the reflexives...
Just pause the video and see if you can figure out what the problem
with the sentence is.
OK. If you guessed it,
something's wrong with "bañarse".
You're right.
It is.
Because I'm speaking in the "yo" form,
I'll have to change the "se" to the reflexive pronoun that goes with "yo",
"me".
So it becomes
"yo tengo que bañarme".
"I have to bathe myself".
There's also option two.
The reflexive pronoun goes before the verb.
When I just say "I take a bath", "yo me baño".
So, we actually leave it in front of the whole- whole verb phrase
when we have more than one verb.
OK. So a verb phrase is
"tengo que bañar",
"tengo que bañar".
So, for the first option we have
"yo tengo que bañarme".
But I could also put the "me" in front of the whole verb phrase,
which would be
"yo me tengo que bañar".
These mean exactly the same thing,
and I can't tell you what is necessarily more common than the other.
Just know that they both happen.
OK.
So, the first one will be translated to
"I have to bathe myself".
The second one, "I myself have to bathe".
OK.
But they mean exactly the same thing.
Remember, though,
you have to have more than one verb to do the
attaching at the end.
If I say "I take a bath", I only have one verb.
So I cannot say, and please don't do this.
I cannot say,
"yo baño me".
No!
It has to be "yo me baño".
Let's do a couple more.
"We are going to get up".
"We are going" or "we go" is
"nosotros vamos".
Make sure to have an "a" after that for ir because you pretty
much always need it with other verbs.
"(Nosotros) vamos a".
OK.
"to get up",
"levantarse".
So, "we are going to get ourselves up".
"Nosotros vamos a levantarnos".
Or
you put the "nos" in front,
"nosotros nos vamos a levantar".
"I want to go to sleep".
"I want" is, remember the Taco Bell dog,
"yo quiero",
"yo quiero".
"To go to leep" is "dormirse".
"I want to go to sleep",
"yo quiero dormirme",
or put the "me" in front,
"yo me quiero dormir".
"You need to brush your teeth".
Woo.
OK.
"You need" = "tú necesitas".
"To brush the teeth",
"cepillarse los dientes".
So- so we'll have to change "se" to "te"
for you or your, yourself,
"tú necesitas cepillarte los dientes",
or
"tú te necesitas cepillar los dientes".
Now, if you're talking about he or she or the formal you,
or they,
you all,
the "se" will stay the same
because that's the reflexive pronoun that goes with those forms.
An example.
"Jaime is going to take a shower".
"Jaime se va a duchar",
or
"Jaime va a ducharse".
Because the "se" means he or she, or they, and you all.
Let's review how to do the "ing" form of verbs,
if it's occurring right now.
The first part will be a form of "estar" to mean,
I am, you are, he is, she is, we are,
they are, and you all are.
OK. So if you remember,
"yo estoy" = "I am",
"tú estás" = "you are",
"él está = "he is",
"ella está" = "she is",
"usted está" = "you, sir, madam are",
"nosotros estamos" = "we are",
"ellos están" = "they are",
"ellos están" = "they, the girls, are",
"ustedes están" = "you all are".
Then, we have to add on the "ing".
To do the "ing" form of a verb,
the basic rule is for "ar" verbs,
we take off the "ar" and add
"ando" (a-n-d-o).
For "er" and "ir" verbs will add "iendo", or "i-e-n-d-o".
An example,
for the "ar".
"Hablar".
"To talk".
Take off the "ar",
add "ando",
and we'll have "hablando",
which means "talking".
OK.
So, when I say, "I am talking" = "estoy hablando",
"you are talking" = "estás hablando",
"he or she is talking" = "está hablando",
"we are talking" = "estamos hablando",
"they are talking" = "están hablando".
For an "er" verb,
"comer",
"to eat",
Take off the "er",
and add "iendo",
and we have "comiendo",
"eating",
"estoy comiendo",
"estás comiendo",
"está comiendo",
"estamos comiendo",
"están comiendo".
For an "ir",
"vivir",
"to live",
take off the "ir" and add "iendo".
Then, we have "viviendo",
"living",
"I'm talking" again,
"estoy hablando",
"you are eating",
"tú estás comiendo",
"we are living",
"nosotros estamos viviendo".
Now, what happens when I want to say that I'm doing a reflexive action
right now?
Let's look at the list of the daily routine reflexive again.
Some common reflexive verbs:
"bañarse",
"levantarse",
"lavarse",
"cepillarse",
and "secarse".
We'll remove the "se" first, and we'll change these into the "ing's".
So, "bañar" becomes
"bañando",
"levantar" becomes
"levantando",
"lavar" becomes
"lavando",
"cepillar",
"cepillando",
"secar",
"secando".
Now, the rule of "ing" right now is similar to the two verb rule.
"I wash my face".
"Yo me lavo la cara".
"I am washing my face right now".
"Yo me estoy lavando la cara".
The "me" can always go before the verbs.
OK.
Now, you can always attach it to the "ing".
This part's kind of cool.
"Yo estoy lavandome la cara".
But we need to add an accent mark on the "a" of "ando"
or the "e" of "iendo".
So, "estoy lavándome la cara".
We do this to keep the emphasis on the right syllable.
Otherwise, it messes things up.
Now, for the STEM changers that ended in "ar" and "er",
It looked normal in the "ing".
So, "despertarse",
and "acostarse",
both inded in "ar",
but they're STEM changers;
"despertarse" is "e" to "ie",
and "acostarse" is "o" to "ue".
But they don't- they don't change in a weird way for this.
So, "despertarse",
to say "waking", "despertando",
"acostarse" and the "ing",
"acostando".
Some examples.
"I am waking up right now".
"Yo me estoy despertando".
OK.
Or
"Yo estoy despertándome".
"They are going to bed right now".
"Ellos se están acostando".
Or
"Ellos están acostándose".
Now,
if they are an "ir" STEM changer,
they are a little bit more complicated:
"vestirse" is "e" to "i",
and it stays "e" to "i".
So, we'll have "vistiendo";
"dormirse" is an "o" to "ue",
but it becomes "o" to "u" for this.
So, it's "durmiendo".
Some examples.
"Yo me estoy durmiendo",
"I'm falling asleep right now".
Or "Yo estoy durmiéndome".
OK. It's the same thing.
"I'm falling asleep right now".
"Ella se está vistiendo",
"she is getting dressed right now".
"Ella está vistiéndose".
And remember, with this "ing" rule, it has to be happening right now.
Otherwise, it won't make sense in Spanish.
OK.
I hope that was helpful.
Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.
Adiós.