En la gramática inglesa un pronombre reflexivo indica que la persona que está realizando la acción del verbo es también el receptor de la acción. Aunque esto puede parecer más complicado a primera vista, los siguientes ejemplos de pronombres reflexivos y la lista de dichos pronombres que le acompañan le ayudarán a entender mejor su funcionamiento en la oración. De hecho, la utilización de los pronombres reflexivos es bastante frecuente cuando se habla o escribe.
Los pronombres reflexivos en inglés son los siguientes:
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Muchos cursos no incluyen el pronombre reflexivo oneself; no obstante, conviene destacar que, sin duda, es también un pronombre reflexivo.
En las oraciones a continuación verá ejemplos de utilización de pronombres reflexivos en negrita:
- I consider myself to be a reliable person.
- You are going to have to drive yourself to work today.
- Franz always asks himself why English is so crazy.
- Elsa lived during two years in Paris by herself.
- Don't worry, the new cooking robot will prepare a lot of dishes itself.
- It is a great satisfaction to oneself when bills are paid.
- We enjoyed ourselves in London.
- I don't care, I was told that you should help yourselves.
- It is about time they do their job, let them do it by themselves.
Para diferenciar su utilización, vea algunos ejemplos que combinan con otros pronombres,
Pronombres reflexivos - los sujetos y los pronombres reflexivos deben concordar
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1st person
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I
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my
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myself
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When I think of my past I can’t recognize myself.
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2nd person
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you
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your
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yourself
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If you think of your past you couldn't recognize yourself.
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3rd person
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he
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his
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himself
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After all, he is not able to do his job by himself.
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3rd person
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she
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her
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herself
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She can’t forget her traumatic past life by herself.
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3rd person
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it
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its
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itself
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It is amazing that the robot keep its different sequences working by itself.
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3rd person
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one
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one’s
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oneself
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One must never keep one’s brilliant ideas to oneself.
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1st person pl.
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we
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our
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ourselves
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We, ourselves, are responsible to finish our job correctly.
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2st person pl.
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you
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your
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yourselves
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You and your team should believe a lot more in yourselves.
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3st person pl.
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they
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their
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themselves
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They have decorated their room by themselves in two days.
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- Pinche aquí para ver los pronombres personales (I, you, he, she, it, one, we, you, they)
- Pinche aquí para ver los adjetivos posesivos (I, my, your, his, her, its, one's, our, your, their)
