reflexive verb

noun

A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.

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

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Meanings

nounreflexive verb (plural reflexive verbs)

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

Bulgarian възвра́тен глаго́л
  • възвра́тен глаго́л (văzvráten glagól)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Catalan verb reflexiu
  • verb reflexiuverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Chinese Mandarin 反身動詞 /反身动词
  • 反身動詞 /反身动词 (fǎnshēn dòngcí)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Czech zvratné sloveso, reflexivum
  • zvratné slovesoverb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • reflexivumverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Danish refleksiv verbum
  • refleksiv verbumverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Dutch wederkerend werkwoord
  • wederkerend werkwoordverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Estonian enesekohane tegusõna
  • enesekohane tegusõnaverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Finnish refleksiiviverbi
  • refleksiiviverbiverb with equivalent subject and direct object
French verbe réfléchi
  • verbe réfléchiverb with equivalent subject and direct object
German reflexives Verb, Reflexivverb
  • reflexives Verbverb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • Reflexivverbverb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • rückbezügliches Verbverb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • rückbezügliches Zeitwortverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Hungarian visszaható ige
  • visszaható igeverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Icelandic afturbeygð sögn
  • afturbeygð sögnverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Italian verbo riflessivo
  • verbo riflessivoverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Japanese 再帰動詞
  • 再帰動詞 (saiki dōshi)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Korean 재귀동사
  • 재귀동사 (jaegwidongsa)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Norwegian Bokmål refleksiv verb
  • refleksiv verbverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Polish czasownik zwrotny
  • czasownik zwrotnyverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Portuguese verbo reflexivo
  • verbo reflexivoverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Romanian verb reflexiv
  • verb reflexivverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Russian возвра́тный глаго́л, рефлекси́вный глаго́л
  • возвра́тный глаго́л (vozvrátnyj glagól)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • рефлекси́вный глаго́л (refleksívnyj glagól)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Slovak zvratné sloveso
  • zvratné slovesoverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Spanish verbo reflexivo
  • verbo reflexivoverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Swedish reflexiv verb
  • reflexiv verbverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Turkish dönüşlü eylem
  • dönüşlü eylemverb with equivalent subject and direct object
Ukrainian зворо́тне дієсло́во, рефлекси́вне дієсло́во
  • зворо́тне дієсло́во (zvorótne dijeslóvo)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
  • рефлекси́вне дієсло́во (refleksývne dijeslóvo)verb with equivalent subject and direct object
Cite this entry
APA

reflexive verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexive%20verb

MLA

“reflexive verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexive%20verb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflexive verb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexive%20verb.

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