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Se usan en la conjugación de los verbos reflexivos o bien para dar énfasis a la expresión. Se forman mediante el agregado de self (mismo) al pronombre posesivo singular y selves (mismos) al plural: |
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myself |
mí mismo |
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yourself |
tú mismo |
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himself |
él mismo, sí mismo |
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herself |
ella misma, sí mismo |
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itself |
él mismo, ella misma, ello mismo |
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ourselves |
nosotros mismos |
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yourselves |
vosotros mismos |
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themselves |
ellos mismos, ellas mismas |
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EXAMPLES
WITH ALL PERSONS |
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Singular |
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I
looked at myself in the mirror (Me miré en el espejo) |
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Plural |
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We
looked at ourselves in the mirror (Nos miramos en el espejo) |
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MORE
EXAMPLES |
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I
cut myself with a knife (not "I cut me") |
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That
plate is very hot. Don't burn yourself!! (not "Don't
burn you") |
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Please,
tell me about yourself. (not "about you") |
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She
fell of her bicycle, but she didn't hurt herself. (not
"she didn't hurt her") |
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Do
you sometimes talk to yourself when you are alone? (not "talk
to you") |
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If
you want some more food, help yourselves. (not "help
you"). |
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We
enjoyed ourselves at the movies. (not "we enjoyed
us"). |
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They are
selfish. They only think about themselves. (not
"about them"). |
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