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Reflexive Pronouns
These are used with reflexive verbs like lavar-se ‘to wash (one-
self )’, i.e. where the subject and the object of the verb are one
and the same person:
me [mi] myself
te [ti] yourself (fam)
se [si] himself, herself, itself, yourself (pol),
themselves, yourselves, oneself HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
nos [noosh] ourselves
apresentar-se to introduce oneself
apresento-me: chamo-me Richard
aprisayntoomi: shamoomi Richard
may I introduce myself? my name’s Richard
divertir-se to enjoy oneself
divertimo-nos muito na festa
divirteemoonooJ mweengtoo na fehshta N
we enjoyed ourselves a lot at the party

Demonstratives Personal
The English demonstrative adjective ‘this’ is translated by este.
‘That’ is translated either by esse or aquele. Esse refers to
something nearby. Aquele refers to something further away. Pr onouns
Like other adjectives, demonstrative adjectives agree with the
noun they qualify in gender and number but they are posi- /
tioned in front of the noun. Their forms are:
masculine singular feminine singular
este esse aquele esta essa aquela
aysht ays akayl ehshta ehsa akehla Demonstratives
masculine plural feminine plural
estes esses aqueles estas essas aquelas
ayshtish aysish akaylish ehshtash ehsash akehlash
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