is the word seguir a reflexive verb

Question

is the word " seguir " a reflexive verb?

lo segí para el campo en el auto.

Answer 1

The answer depends on what you mean by a reflexive verb. Seguir(se) is used pronominally as shown in our dictionary in an impersonal context. It is not reflexive in the context that verbs like despertar, levantar, peinar. lavar, vestir, etc. are used.

Your example sentence is not one showing reflexive use. The lo is not a reflexive pronoun.

lo seguí (misspelled)

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Answer 2

There have been more than a few discussions here at SpanishDict as tto what is or is not a reflexive verb. For the purposes of this reply to your question, I suggest a reflexive verb can be explained this way

A verb is said to be reflexive when the person performing the action and the person upon whom the action is performed is the same person.

Using that explanation, "seguir" on its own is not a reflexive verb. There is however the verb "seguirse". Once that "se" clitic is attached to a verb there are those who for simplicity refer to such a verb as reflexive. While all reflexive verbs are a subset of pronominal verbs, I'm not certain that "seguirse" is reflexive but it certainly qualifies as pronominal.

See Collins explanation of "seguirse" here ----> seguirse

There is a more advanced discussion about reflexive and pronominal but I'm not leading you there at this time.

Saludos y feliz año nuevo
Moe

Andale Moe. Esa tema siempre me condundo. No entiendo lo que es un verbo pronominal. Explicame, por favor. - gringojrf, Dec 28, 2011