1.06 ยท Practice ready Type II reflexive verbs 0 of 7 lessons complete
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Lesson 6 of 7

Semantic ambiguity and lexicalisation

Use context to resolve conventional meanings of Type II reflexives.

Он представился ordinarily means he introduced himself. Она хорошо одевается can describe self-dressing, style, or habitual clothing.

  • сердиться на кого-то: be angry with someone.
  • стремиться к чему-то: strive toward something.
  • строиться: be under construction / be built.
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What most safely resolves a lexical reflexive's meaning?

Advanced semantic ambiguity

Reflexive morphology can support several readings, but lexical convention makes some far more natural than others.

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