reflexive verb

English

Noun

reflexive verb (plural reflexive verbs)

1. A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.

   The verb 'ask' in 'ask yourself' is a reflexive verb.

Translations

verb with equivalent subject and direct object

• Bulgarian: възвратен глагол m (vǎzvraten glagol)
• Catalan: verb reflexiu (ca) m
• Czech: zvratné sloveso n, reflexivum n
• Dutch: wederkerend werkwoord (nl) n
• Finnish: refleksiiviverbi (fi)
• French: verbe réfléchi (fr)
• Georgian: უკუქცევითი ზმნა (uḳukceviti zmna)
• German: reflexives Verb (de) n
• Icelandic: afturbeygð sögn f
• Japanese: 再帰動詞 (saiki dōshi)
• Korean: 재귀동사 (ko) (jaegwidongsa)
• Norman: vèrbe réfliéchi m
• Polish: czasownik zwrotny (pl) m
• Portuguese: verbo reflexivo (pt) m
• Romanian: verb reflexiv (ro) n
• Russian: возвра́тный глаго́л m (vozvrátnyj glagól)
• Serbo-Croatian: povratni glagol m
• Spanish: verbo reflexivo m
• Turkish: dönüşlü eylem

See also

• pronominal verb