Some spanish reflexives...

Question

There are some reflexive verbs in Spanish that I have questions about. For example, reflexives such as 'Quererse, Tenerse, Irse, and Poderse' How do you use these verbs correctly?

Answer 1

Some of the verbs that have pronominal meanings different from the non-pronominal meanings are listed in the dictionary. For example, tenerse.

tenerse pronomial verb

1) (sostenerse)

tenerse de pie -> to stand upright

2) (considerarse)

se tiene por listo -> he thinks he's clever 

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irse pronomial verb

• to go, to leave (marcharse)

• irse a -> to go to

• ¡vete! -> go away!

• to go (gastarse, desaparecer)

  se ha ido la luz -> there's been a power cut

also:

irse abajo -> to fall down; (edificio) to collapse; (negocio) to fall through (planes)

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quererse pronomial verb

1. to love each other (dos personas)

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poder lists no pronominal meaning.

Answer 2

If your question is on how to conjugate them: Remove the 'se' part and conjugate the remainder of the verb like you would with an ordinary verb, then put the corresponding reflexive pronoun in front of the verb.

Example: Hacerse becomes

me hago

te haces

etc.

If you're using the infinitive, you leave the reflexive pronoun attached to the verb, but you match it with the subject pronoun:

Hacerme

Hacerte

I hope this answers your question

Answer 3

I do not have the answer. I think reflexive verbs can be found in the reference section. This may bump your question though and you can get an answer from the good people here at Spanishdict.