Pronouns with connecting reflexive verbs

Question

Hi,

Something that I need cleared up in Spanish.

If I have a clause with two reflexive (pronominal) connecting verbs, what are the rules - eg, Using atreverse, and aventurarse, if I wanted to say "I do not dare to venture out", then should I use:

No me atrevo a aventurarme,

Or :

No me atrevo a aventurarse

Also, unlike this case, when there is no preposition connecting the verbs, are the rules still the same, or does the reflexive pronoun get absorbed into the first verb?

Good question...I wanna know the answer, too - PumpkinCalabaza, Jul 29, 2012

No me atrevo a aventurarme...would have been my selection. It's as Paaula said, you have to keepit all in the same subject pronoun. Good luck :) - viejito, Jul 30, 2012

when you are talking about yourself - viejito, Jul 30, 2012

Answer 1

The correct one is No me atrevo a aventurarme. In Primary School I studied some rules to define the person in the sentences:

1st person: Yo/ mi/ me/ conmigo. ->No me atrevo a aventurarme.

2st person: Tu/ ti/ te/ contigo. ->No te atreves a aventurarte.

3th person: El/ si/ se/ consigo. -> No se atreve a aventurarse.

The rules are always the same.

Answer 2

Ya no puedo aventurarme fuera, no me atrevo.

This is a guess, based o a song .

You can't have me and se together. I think your first option works but you may need to add 'afuera' .

Answer 3

Just as an add-to Paula's answer, if there are two relexive verbs in the same sentence, both are conjugated and both must use the appropriate reflexive pronoun.