Reflexive verbs with sech
Can use reflexive verbs in daily contexts
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Ech freeë mech op de Weekend.
I look forward to the weekend.
Setzt iech, wann ech gelift!
Sit down, please!
Hien erënnert sech un d'Vakanz.
He remembers the vacation.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Reflexiv Verben benotzen d'Reflexivpronomen sech:
| Persoun | Pronomen | Beispill |
|---|---|---|
| ech | mech | Ech wäsche mech. |
| du | dech | Du wäschs dech. |
| hien/si/hatt | sech | Hie wäscht sech. |
| mir | eis | Mir wäschen eis. |
| dir | iech | Dir wäscht iech. |
| si | sech | Si wäschen sech. |
Beispiller: sech frëen (to be happy), sech setzen (to sit down), sech erënneren (to remember).
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesReflexive pronouns differ by person. Some verbs are reflexive in Luxembourgish but not in English.
Wrong reflexive pronoun
ech→mech, du→dech, hien/si/hatt→sech, mir→eis, dir→iech, si→sech
Ech freeë mech op de Weekend.
I look forward to the weekend.
Sech frëen = to look forward to. Mech = myself (reflexive).
Setzt iech, wann ech gelift!
Sit down, please!
Sech setzen = to sit down. Iech = reflexive for dir.
Hien erënnert sech un d'Vakanz.
He remembers the vacation.
Sech erënneren un = to remember. Sech for 3rd person.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises