1.06 ยท Practice ready Type II reflexive verbs 0 of 7 lessons complete
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Lesson 4 of 7

Lexical reflexives and government

Learn a lexicalised reflexive together with its required complement.

Verbs such as гордиться and стремиться have conventional meanings and case frames; they are not transparent modern derivations from a non-reflexive verb.

  • гордиться другом: instrumental
  • стремиться к точности: к + dative
  • Learn the construction with the verb.
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Which frame belongs with стремиться in the source example?

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