1-TABLE
myself (maisélf) - me, yo mismo
yourself (iorsélf) - te, se, tú mismo
himself (jimsélf) - se, él mismo
herself (jersélf) - se, ella misma
itself (itsélf) - se, a sí mismo
ourselves (aorsélvs) - nos, nosotros mismos
themselves (demsélvs) - se, ellos mismos
2-USE
2A We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the action are both the same person
Subject direct object
Simon taught HERSELF to play the piano
Subject indirect object
Amy bought a phone FOR HERSELF
Subject indirect object
Tom is talking TO HIMSELF
2B We use reflexive pronouns when we want to emphasise that an action was done by the subject and no one else
I fixed my bike (myself) Reparé mi bici yo mismo
*for extra emphasis we often use the expression: (all) by + reflexive pronouns
I fixed the bike ALL BY MYSELF
*There are some verbs in English WHICH ARE NOT REFLEXIVE
complain, feel, get angry, get dressed, get up, get washed, go to sleeep, relax, sit down, wake up...
SO... I woke up myself --- INCORRECT we should say "I woke up"
3- EACH OTHER
We use the pronoun EACH OTHER when we are talking about reciprocal actions ( el uno al otro)
-They always send each other photos
-We have known each other since 2008
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