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A reflexive verb is a verb where the subject and the object are the same person — the action "reflects" back onto the subject. In German, reflexive verbs use a reflexive pronoun (sich in the infinitive form). Many everyday actions in German require reflexive verbs, including some that are not reflexive in English.
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The reflexive pronoun (mich in this case) refers back to the subject (ich).
| Subject | Reflexive Pronoun | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | mich | myself |
| du | dich | yourself |
| er/sie/es | sich | himself/herself/itself |
| wir | uns | ourselves |
| ihr | euch | yourselves |
| sie/Sie | sich | themselves / yourself (formal) |
Note: Only the third person (singular and plural) and formal Sie use sich. The other forms are the same as the regular accusative pronouns.
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