Reflexive verbs in Czech are verbs that have the words se or si (reflexive pronoun) after them in the dictionary form. In real life, in texts, this word se/si can appear in various places, even before the verb.
The se indicates that the subject performs an action on itself. Examples include “umýt se” (to wash oneself) and “obléknout se” (to dress oneself).
Or:
- Probudit se (to wake up):
- Já se obléknu. (I dress myself.)
Here are some examples of Czech reflexive verbs and their conjugations:
- Obléknout se (to dress oneself):
- Já se obléknu. (I will dress myself.)
- Ty se oblékneš. (You will dress yourself.)
- On/Ona/Ono se oblékne. (He/She/It will dress oneself.)
- My se oblékneme. (We will dress ourselves.)
- Vy se obléknete. (You all will dress yourselves.)
- Oni/Ony/Ona se obléknou. (They will dress themselves.)
- Umýt se (to wash oneself):
- Já se umyju. (I will wash myself.)
- Ty se umyješ. (You will wash yourself.)
- On/Ona/Ono se umyje. (He/She/It will wash oneself.)
- My se umyjeme. (We will wash ourselves.)
- Vy se umyjete. (You all will wash yourselves.)
- Oni/Ony/Ona se umyjou. (They will wash themselves.)
- Učesat se (to comb one’s hair):
- Já se učešu. (I will comb my hair.)
- Ty se učešeš. (You will comb your hair.)
- On/Ona/Ono se učeše. (He/She/It will comb one’s hair.)
- My se učešeme. (We will comb our hair.)
- Vy se učešete. (You all will comb your hair.)
- Oni/Ony/Ona se učešou. (They will comb their hair.)
- Probudit se (to wake up):
- Já se probudím. (I will wake up.)
- Ty se probudíš. (You will wake up.)
- On/Ona/Ono se probudí. (He/She/It will wake up.)
- My se probudíme. (We will wake up.)
- Vy se probudíte. (You all will wake up.)
- Oni/Ony/Ona se probudí. (They will wake up.)
