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Jun 2022
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#33: Reflexive Verbs in Italian

ITALIAN MATTERS
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Reflexive verbs are verbs that use reflexive pronouns because the action “reflects” on the subject. These verbs are conjugated the same way as traditional verbs, they simply need the pronoun before the conjugated verb.


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