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Type I reflexive verbs
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Type I reflexive verbs
Add -ся / -сь after familiar Type I person endings.
Type I reflexive form and meaning without aspect contrast.
Before you start
- Prerequisites
- Module 1.01 Type I endings
- Estimated time
- 42 minutes
- Lesson steps
- 7
Deliberately not taught here
- Aspect pairing
- Motion-verb subsystem
- Prefix system
Small steps
What you will learn
- Form: -ся and -сь Place the reflexive postfix after the full personal ending.
- Type I endings remain visible Recover the underlying Type I ending beneath -ся / -сь.
- Meaning is broader than 'oneself' Recognise a family of reflexive, reciprocal, middle, passive-like, and lexical meanings.
- Case government and direct objects Learn a reflexive verb together with the complement pattern it permits.
- Impersonal and modal-like reflexives Recognise a reflexive construction with a dative experiencer rather than a nominative agent.
- Middle and passive-like readings Distinguish spontaneous, passive-like, and dispositional interpretations from context.
- Reflexive mastery review Explain form placement, complement frames, and the range of Type I reflexive meanings.
Mastery
Ready means you can...
- Place -ся / -сь after the Type I ending.
- Recover the underlying person ending.
- Interpret reflexive meaning from verb and context, including complement government.