# Reflexive verbs: levantarse, ducharse, irse

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**Summary.** Many daily-routine verbs are reflexive: me levanto, te duchas, se acuesta. Some verbs are pronominal without literal reflexion: quejarse, atreverse.

Daily routine runs on reflexives: despertarse, levantarse, ducharse, vestirse, acostarse. The pronoun matches the subject and follows clitic placement rules: voy a ducharme / me voy a duchar.

Some verbs only exist with se (quejarse, arrepentirse, atreverse), and others change nuance with it — see reflexive meaning changes (ir/irse, dormir/dormirse).

The pronoun must agree with the subject (me, te, se, nos, os, se) and follows the usual clitic placement: before a conjugated verb (me levanto) but attached to an infinitive, gerund, or affirmative command (voy a levantarme, levantándome, ¡levántate!). With parts of the body and clothing, the reflexive replaces the possessive: me lavo las manos, not *lavo mis manos.

## Examples
- Me levanto temprano entre semana. — I get up early on weekdays.
- Se quejan del calor. — They complain about the heat. *(Pronominal-only verb.)*
- Me ducho, me visto y me voy; los chicos todavía no se levantan. — I shower, get dressed, and leave; the kids still aren't getting up.

Related: grammar.pronouns.reflexive, grammar.verbs.reflexive-meaning-change

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