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 ﻿Reflexive Verbs.

It has already been said that the reflexive is the favourite method of expressing, the passive in the Slavonic languages. These verbs are recognized by the use of the reflexive pronoun, either in the accusative se or the dative si, as vezu se, 1 go (lit. I carry myself), or všímám si, I take notice (lit. I take to myself). Some verbs are only found in a reflexive form, as bojím se, I am afraid. The use of the dative with reflexives will remind the student of the Latin sibi used redundantly, as ipse sibi. Cf. also the Bulgarian á3t. ibiaMí. napu npn ce6e ch, I have the money with me.

The position of the reflexive is somewhat unrestricted. It may go either before the verb or after it, as já se vezu, I betake myself, or vezu se. In the compound tenses such forms as vezl jsem se, appear to be more frequent, and if in the same clause there be two reflexive verbs one of the reflexive pronouns is generally omitted.

For the convenience of the student I have added a list of some of the more common irregular verbs. They can be easily arranged under their proper conjugations.

Irregular Verbs.

Infinitive. brati, to take bfisli, to wade bůsti, to pierce čisti, to read čili, to begin dráti, to split drill, to flay jeti, to journey jiti, to go jiti, to take

Present tense. beru bfedu bodu čtu

Past tense.

jedu

jdu

jmu

cnu

deru dru

bral

bfedl

bodl

četl

čal

dral

dřel

jel šel jal

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