The prepositionalforms are used after a preposition, often in addition to
a weak reflexive pronoun. An appropriate form of mismo ‘myself’, ‘your-
self’ etc. can be added for extra emphasis:
Estaba enfadado consigo mismo. He was angry with himself.
No cabía en sí de alegría. She was beside herself with
joy.
No nos fiamos de nosotras We do not trust ourselves.
mismas.
Te estás engañando a ti mismo. You are deceiving yourself.
Notes:
1 English forms in ‘-self’ can be used merely to emphasize the subject (rather than
reflexively), as in ‘She told me so herself’. This is not possible in Spanish: Me lo
dijo ella misma(not ×Me lo dijo sí misma×).
2 Particularly after the preposition entre ‘among’, the prepositional reflexive
pronounsí is often replaced by the non-reflexive prepositional object pronouns
él, ella, ellos, ellas, usted, or ustedes: Lo comentaron entre ellos‘They discussed
it among themselves’.
1111
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1011
1
12111
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
30111
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
40
41111
Reflexive
pronouns
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Table 8.2 Reflexive pronouns
Person Forms used Prepositional
with verbs forms
Singular
1st me mí
2nd tefamiliar (with túand vos[LA]) ti(or vos)
sepolite (with usted) sí
3rd se sí
Plural
1st nos nosotros/as
2nd osfamiliar [SP] vosotros/as[SP]
sepolite (with ustedes) [SP] sí[SP] and [LA]
and [LA]
sefamiliar (with ustedes) [LA] sí[LA]
3rd se sí
