# 30. Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs

- **Time range:** 02:15:49 – 02:18:31  (duration 00:02:42)
- **Source:** [A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=8149s)

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> Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs

**[02:15:49]** reciprocal reflexive verbs in Spanish is

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> Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs Verbs that reciprocate an action between 2 or more subjects (to each other/one another)

**[02:15:51]** the English version of verbs that reciprocate subjects that involve two or more people as in each other or one another while reflexive verbs Express a verb that is followed by a preposition reciprocal reflexives always tend to have two or more subjects when you think

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> Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (each other) me nos te os se se

**[02:16:03]** about it in both English and Spanish we refer to each other whenever we speak of two or more subjects so we logically

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> Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (each other) e nos os se se

**[02:16:08]** don't need the singular pronouns and so we only have to work with the plural pronouns reciprocal reflexives in Spanish Express an action that's reciprocated between two or more people and they work similarly to regular reflexives the way that reciprocal reflexives work is by using indirect object pronouns but in this context we

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> Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (each other) :

**[02:16:24]** only need the plural ones like No And SE which are the most used ones in Spanish the way that you would use it in Spanish

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> ayudarse - to help each other

**[02:16:30]** is by having a verb that can be used with one another like AUD which is a common verb used for this context meaning to help each other since we're only working with pronouns like Nos and SE every example in the video will utilize the we and they pronouns if I were to use this verb and say something like noos AUD the meaning would be be we

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> ayudarse - to help each other Nosotros ayudamos

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> ayudarse - to help each other Nosotros ayudamos We help

**[02:16:48]** help however if we want to reciprocate the action we would say no a meaning we

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> ayudarse - to help each other Nos ayudamos We help each other

**[02:16:53]** help each other and it doesn't get any more difficult than this the same concept can be applied to se when we know who the subjects are using the verb

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> abrazarse - to hug each other

**[02:16:59]** abar meaning to hug each other I can say

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> abrazarse - to hug each other Ellos abrazan They hug

**[02:17:02]** AOS Aban meaning they hug but saying AOS

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> abrazarse - to hug each other Ellos se abrazan They hug each other

**[02:17:05]** Aban means they hug each other just like regular reflexive verbs reciprocal reflexives can function like any other verb both in the present progressive in the past simple saying a sentence like

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> Reciprocal Reflexives in the Present Progressive: Estamos escuchando We are listening

**[02:17:14]** EST es means we are listening but no

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> Reciprocal Reflexives in the Present Progressive: Nos estamos escuchando We are listening to each other

**[02:17:18]** es means we are listening to each other likewise I can say

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> Reciprocal Reflexives in the Past Simple: John y yo conocimos John and | knew

**[02:17:22]** jimos which means JN and I knew but saying J noos means JN and I knew each

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> Reciprocal Reflexives in the Past Simple: John y yo nos conocimos John and | knew each other

**[02:17:28]** other even though the topic of reciprocal reflexives isn't that well known it does have a useful application in many sentences and some of the most

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> Mostly Used Reciprocal Reflexives: e Saludarse e Encontrarse e Verse

**[02:17:35]** useful reciprocal reflexes are Sal and the biggest tip that I can give to remember reciprocal reflexes is that whenever you see say after a verb it

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> Mostly Used Reciprocal Reflexives: e Saludarse e Encontrarse e Verse

**[02:17:44]** always means that the verb has a preposition or a continuation after it in this case Salud and cont and ver all have their definitions but they gain a

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> Mostly Used Reciprocal Reflexives: e Saludarse - to greet e Encontrarse - to encounter e Verse - to see

**[02:17:53]** different definition once say is inside

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> Mostly Used Reciprocal Reflexives: e Saludarse - to greet each other e Encontrarse - to encounter each other e Verse - to see each other

**[02:17:55]** the verb if you really want to you can technically use any verb in Spanish and make it reciprocal as long as the context makes sense with the inclusion of two or more people for instance

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Los amigos saludaron

**[02:18:04]** saying a sentence like Los Amigos Salon means the friends greeted but if you

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Los amigos saludaron The friends greeted

**[02:18:08]** were to say Los Amigos say Salon this

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Los amigos se saludaron The friends greeted each other

**[02:18:10]** would mean the friends greeted each other similarly you can use two verbs in one sentence

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Nos encontramos en el cine cuando nos vimos

**[02:18:16]** like know vimos meaning we encountered

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Nos encontramos en el cine cuando nos vimos We encountered each other in the cinema when we saw each other

**[02:18:19]** each other in the cinema when we saw each other and in this context we know that encontr is in the past because

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Nos encontramos en el cine cuando nos vimos We encountered each other in the cinema when we saw each other

**[02:18:24]** vimos is in the past form too and as

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> Examples of Reciprocal Reflexives: Nos encontramos en el cine cuando nos vimos We encountered each other in the cinema when we saw each other

**[02:18:26]** always it's up to you to say any sentence that you want using reciprocal reflexives in Spanish the imperfect
