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Type II reflexive verbs
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Type II reflexive verbs
Add -ся / -сь after familiar Type II person endings.
Type II reflexive form and meaning without aspect contrast.
Before you start
- Prerequisites
- Module 1.02 Type II endings · Module 1.05 reflexive meaning family
- Estimated time
- 42 minutes
- Lesson steps
- 7
Deliberately not taught here
- Aspect pairing
- Motion-verb subsystem
- Prefix system
Small steps
What you will learn
- Type II endings plus -ся / -сь Build a Type II reflexive paradigm in two layers.
- Infinitive -ться and finite -тся Distinguish infinitive spelling from 3rd-person finite spelling.
- Reciprocal and social-action verbs Recognise reciprocal meaning and the role of с + instrumental.
- Lexical reflexives and government Learn a lexicalised reflexive together with its required complement.
- Passive-like and anticausative forms Interpret a changed argument structure without assuming every possible form is idiomatic.
- Semantic ambiguity and lexicalisation Use context to resolve conventional meanings of Type II reflexives.
- Reflexive mastery review Combine Type II endings, postfix spelling, lexical meaning, and government.
Mastery
Ready means you can...
- Place the postfix after Type II endings.
- Distinguish infinitive -ться from finite -тся.
- Interpret reciprocal, lexical, and passive-like uses from context.