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'A verb is reflexive' = 'un verbo es reflexivo'.
What it means, is that (generally, in English as well as Spanish and other languages) a verb is accompanied by '(my/your/him/her/its)self' or '(our/your/their)selves'; (or the equivalent so-called 'reflexive pronoun(s)' in other languages. In Spanish, 'me/te/se/le/nos/os/les').
E.g. I wash the windows = Lavo las ventanas
I wash myself/you wash yourself, etc. = me lavo/te lavas, etc.
In Spanish you also use the reflexive if you say
'I wash my hands' = me lavo las manos (literally: I wash myself the hands).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. As a question about Spanish grammar, any verb ending in -se is reflexive. However, nacerse not translated as a reflexive verb in English as it means "to bud" (i.e. a flower on a tree). Other reflexive verbs like vestirse are translated reflexively in English: "to dress oneself".
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