{
  "chapter_id": "30",
  "slug": "reciprocal-reflexive-verbs",
  "title": "Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs",
  "time_range_sec": [8149, 8311],
  "summary": "Reciprocal reflexives express an action shared between two or more subjects (each other), using only the plural reflexive pronouns nos, os, and se with a plural-subject verb.",
  "suggested_grammar_note_id": "reflexive-verbs",
  "rules": [
    {"title": "Plural pronouns only", "bullets": ["Use nos, os, or se before the plural-subject verb.", "Singular reflexive pronouns (me, te) cannot be reciprocal."]},
    {"title": "Works in any tense", "bullets": ["Conjugate the verb normally for the plural subject in the desired tense; keep the reciprocal pronoun.", "Common in present, preterite, imperfect, and progressive."]},
    {"title": "Disambiguation", "bullets": ["Add 'el uno al otro' / 'los unos a los otros' to force the 'each other' reading when reflexive vs reciprocal is ambiguous."]}
  ],
  "examples": [
    {"es": "Nos ayudamos.", "en": "We help each other.", "tags": ["present"]},
    {"es": "Ellos se abrazan.", "en": "They hug each other.", "tags": ["present"]},
    {"es": "Nos estamos escuchando.", "en": "We are listening to each other.", "tags": ["progressive"]},
    {"es": "John y yo nos conocimos.", "en": "John and I met (each other).", "tags": ["preterite"]},
    {"es": "Los amigos se saludaron.", "en": "The friends greeted each other.", "tags": ["preterite"]},
    {"es": "Nos encontramos en el cine cuando nos vimos.", "en": "We met at the cinema when we saw each other.", "tags": ["preterite", "two-verbs"]},
    {"es": "Ustedes se ven todos los días.", "en": "You all see each other every day.", "tags": ["present"]},
    {"es": "Mis padres se aman.", "en": "My parents love each other.", "tags": ["present"]}
  ],
  "vocab": [
    {"es": "ayudarse", "en": "to help each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "abrazarse", "en": "to hug each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "saludarse", "en": "to greet each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "encontrarse", "en": "to meet/encounter each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "verse", "en": "to see each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "conocerse", "en": "to know/meet each other", "pos": "verb"},
    {"es": "escucharse", "en": "to listen to each other", "pos": "verb"}
  ],
  "conjugation_tables": [
    {
      "verb": "ayudarse",
      "tense_id": "ind_presente",
      "forms": {"yo": "—", "tu": "—", "el": "—", "nosotros": "nos ayudamos", "vosotros": "os ayudáis", "ellos": "se ayudan"}
    }
  ],
  "exercises": [
    {"sentence": "Mis hermanos _____ ayudan con la tarea.", "correct": "se", "distractor": "nos", "explanation": "Mis hermanos = ellos → se."},
    {"sentence": "Nosotros _____ vemos los domingos.", "correct": "nos", "distractor": "se", "explanation": "Nosotros uses nos."},
    {"sentence": "Ellos _____ saludaron en la calle.", "correct": "se", "distractor": "le", "explanation": "Reciprocal saludarse uses se for ellos."},
    {"sentence": "John y yo _____ conocimos en 2010.", "correct": "nos", "distractor": "se", "explanation": "Subject is 'we' → nos."},
    {"sentence": "Mis padres _____ aman mucho.", "correct": "se", "distractor": "nos", "explanation": "Mis padres = ellos → se."},
    {"sentence": "¿Vosotros _____ habláis a menudo?", "correct": "os", "distractor": "se", "explanation": "Vosotros uses os."}
  ],
  "caveats": "Many verbs in OCR were truncated (AUD, Salud, cont, ver); restored to ayudar, saludar, encontrar, ver."
}
