reflexive verb

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

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 Russian: возвра́тный глаго́л m (vozvrátnyj glagól) Serbo-Croatian: povratni glagol m Spanish: verbo reflexivo m Turkish: dönüşlü eylem

See also

• pronominal verb