German Reflexivverben

“Reflexive” just means that the pronoun refers back to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the sentence.

Ich wasche das Auto. I’m washing the car.

this is...

• reflexive

• not reflexive

Ich wasche mich. I’m washing myself.

this is...

• reflexive

• not reflexive

You can tell reflexive verbs because when they are listed or not conjugated are always shown with a "_ _ _ _" - which is the most common reflexive pronoun in German.

Reflexive verbs are either akkusativ (direct objects) or dativ (indirect objects)

but it only affects which pronouns?

• ich

• du

• wir

• ich & du

To determine whether a reflexive pronoun is akkusativ or dativ, I need to look to see if,

(besides the subject and reflexive verb),

there is

• another verb - like to run

• another noun - like hand

• another adjective - like good

• another conjunction - like and

Ich ziehe mich an.

mich is...

• akkusativ - direct object

• dativ - indirect object

Ich ziehe mir einen Mantel an.

mir is...

• akkusativ - direct object

• dativ - indirect object

match the noun with the correct reflexive pronoun

ich - (akkusativ)

• mich

• mir

• dich

• dir

match the noun with the correct reflexive pronoun

ich - (dativ)

• mich

• mir

• dich

• dir