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Reflexive Verbs[chapterheader]
What is it?
In Danish you have verbs that take a reflexive pronoun straight after the verb. These verbs are called Reflexive Verbs.
The reflexive pronoun 'points back' to the subject/object of the sentence. For example jeg sætter mig ned [lit: I sit myself down].
The Rules
[reflex. Verb] [reflex. Pronoun]
The Examples
Below are some example of the most common reflexive verbs:
| Da | En | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| klæde sig på | dress | v inf | |||
| bekymre sig | worry | v inf | |||
| interessere sig | interest | v inf | |||
| sminke sig | put on make up | v inf | |||
| præsentere sig | present | v inf | |||
| vaske sig | wash | v inf | |||
| sætte sig | sit | v inf | |||
| lægge sig | lie down | v inf | |||