Reflexive + en/hi

Reflexive Clitics with En and Hi

Level 4

Keep reflexive clitics when en or hi is part of the same pronominal construction.

How It Works

Anar-se'n, adonar-se de and acostumar-se a all include a reflexive element. With a recovered complement, their forms include me'n vaig, se n'adona and s'hi acostuma. The reflexive pronoun changes with the subject; en and hi do not mark person.

Some en/hi elements are lexical parts of the verb's meaning, while others replace a complement. In either case, omitting the reflexive element can produce a different verb or an incomplete construction.

Position follows the verb form: me'n vaig but vull anar-me'n; s'hi acostuma but acostumar-s'hi. Move and spell the whole cluster together rather than placing one pronoun before and one after the same verbal unit.

Examples (3)

  1. Me'n vaig ara.

    I am leaving now.

  2. No se n'adona.

    She does not realize it.

  3. S'hi acostumarà aviat.

    He will get used to it soon.

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Reflexive + en/hiLevel 4Reflexive Clitics with En and Hi

Learn This First

Identify the reflexive element before combining it or distinguishing an impersonal use. Identify the de-complement replaced by en before extending its use. Identify the governed non-de complement represented by hi.

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