Looking for more indepth lessons on reflexive pronouns
I've read the reference articles here,but I'm tryng to study up on them more indepth.Any sites that have more info on the usage?Thanks
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I don't really know any but here's how I think of it.
- Se gusta, means it/he/she/Ud. likes.
- Te gusta, means you like, think of te like tu
- Me gusta, means I like, think of me as like me
- Le gustan, means they likes or Uds. likes
There's a whole bunch of stuff on all sorts of pronouns here:
http://spanish.about.com/od/pronouns/Spanish_Pronouns.htm
Good lesson and some quizzes here: http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/reflexive1.htm
You definitely need to tell us what usages of reflexive pronouns that you are interested in. Pronominal verbs (one that use the reflexive pronoun) have a multitude of uses, many that have been discussed in previous threads: passive voice, reflexive use where the action of the verb reflects back onto the subject, impersonal expressions, to de-transitize the sentence, pronominal uses to express completion, sudden action, accidental action, etc.
I would suggest that you read previous threads concerning the use of se (reflexive pronoun) with pronominal verbs.
As you can see the use of reflexive pronouns is often confusing without knowing specific context. The answers here discussing gustar and gustar like verbs have nothing to do with reflexive pronouns (those are dative and accusative pronouns).
You seem to be referring to reflexive pronouns- that is, the pronoun that implies a direct or indirect object in a reflexive verb- verbs such as gustar (to like), mover (to move), or encantar (to love) commonly have reflexive pronouns to indicate to whom or to what the verb is referring.
