
In grammar, a reflexive verb is a verb whose semantic Theta role (typically represented syntactically by the subject and the direct object) are the same. For example, the English language verb ''to perjury'' is reflexive, since one can only perjure ''oneself''. There are languages which have explicit morphology (linguistics) to transform a verb into a reflexive form. English employs reflexive derivation idiosyncratically, as in ''self-destroy''; Romance languages do the same with the prefix ''auto-''. In many languages, reflexive constructions are rendered by transitive verbs followed by a reflexive pronoun, as in English ''-self'' (e. g., ''She threw herself to the floor.''). In the Romance languages, there are non-emphatic clitic reflexive pronouns and emphatic ones. In Spanish language, for example, the particle ''se'' is cliticized to the verb (''lavarse'' "to wash oneself"), while in Romanian language, the particle precedes the verb (''a se spăla'' "to wash oneself"). Full reflexive pronouns or pronominal phrases are added for emphasis or to avoid ambiguity: ''Yo me cuido a mí mismo'' "I take care of myself" (''sí'' is the emphatic reflexive, ''mismo'' means "same", in the same of "one's own (self)"). Many Germanic languages express reflexivity in a similar way to English, but without a explicit reflexive suffix corresponding to ''-self'', i. e., simply using the accusative pronoun, as in German language: ''Ich wasche mich'' ("I wash myself", lit. "I wash me"). Verb types
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In grammar, a reflexive verb is a verb whose semantic Theta role (typically represented syntactically by the subject and the direct object) are the same. For example, the English language verb ''to perjury'' is reflexive, since one can only perjure ''oneself''. There are languages which have explicit morphology (linguistics) to transform a verb into a reflexive form. English employs reflexive derivation idiosyncratically, as in ''self-destroy''; Romance languages do the same with the prefix ''auto-''. In many languages, reflexive constructions are rendered by transitive verbs followed by a reflexive pronoun, as in English ''-self'' (e. g., ''She threw herself to the floor.''). In the Romance languages, there are non-emphatic clitic reflexive pronouns and emphatic ones. In Spanish language, for example, the particle ''se'' is cliticized to the verb (''lavarse'' "to wash oneself"), while in Romanian language, the particle precedes the verb (''a se spăla'' "to wash oneself"). Full reflexive pronouns or pronominal phrases are added for emphasis or to avoid ambiguity: ''Yo me cuido a mí mismo'' "I take care of myself" (''sí'' is the emphatic reflexive, ''mismo'' means "same", in the same of "one's own (self)"). Many Germanic languages express reflexivity in a similar way to English, but without a explicit reflexive suffix corresponding to ''-self'', i. e., simply using the accusative pronoun, as in German language: ''Ich wasche mich'' ("I wash myself", lit. "I wash me"). Verb types
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