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Italian Reflexive Pronouns
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The reflexive pronouns (i pronomi reflessivi), mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si, are identical in form to direct object pronouns, except for the third-person form si (which is the same in the singular and in the plural). The following table includes the reflexive pronouns in Italian.
| ITALIAN REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS |
|---|
| PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|
| I | mi (myself) | ci (ourselves) |
| II | ti (yourself) | vi (yourselves) |
| III | si (himself; herself; itself; yourself, formal) | si (themselves; yourselves, formal) |
To see how reflexive pronouns work with reflexive verbs, see a sample conjugation of lavarsi (to wash oneself) in the table below.
| CONJUGATION OF THE VERB LAVARSI (TO WASH ONESELF) |
|---|
| PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|
| I | (io) mi lavo | (noi) ci laviamo |
| II | (tu) ti lavi | (voi) vi lavate |
| III | (lui, lei, Lei) si lava | (loro, Loro) si lavano |
Just like direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns are placed before a conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive. Note that the reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject even when attached to the infinitive:
Mi alzo. (I'm getting up.)
Voglio alzarmi./Mi voglio alzare. (I want to get up.)
Mi, ti, si, and vi may drop the i before another vowel or an h and replace it with an apostrophe. Ci may drop the i only before another i or an e:
Voi v'arrabbiate facilmente. (You get angry easily.)
I ragazzi s'alzano alle sette. (The boys woke up at seven o'clock.)
A casa, m'annoio. (At home, I get bored.)
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