Reflexive Verbs in Portuguese: Levantar-se, Chamar-se and Sentir-se

Reflexive verbs describe an action done to oneself. In Portuguese, they're common in the daily routine and in expressing feelings.

The reflexive pronouns

Person	Pronoun
eu	me
tu	te
você, ele, ela	se
nós	nos
vocês, eles, elas	se

The infinitive ends in -se: levantar-se, lavar-se, vestir-se.

Common reflexive verbs

Verb	Meaning
acordar	to wake up
levantar-se	to get up
lavar-se	to wash oneself
vestir-se	to get dressed
chamar-se	to be called
sentar-se	to sit down
deitar-se	to lie down
sentir-se	to feel
divertir-se	to have fun

Present tense

	levantar-se
eu	me levanto
tu	te levantas
você, ele, ela	se levanta
nós	nos levantamos
vocês, eles, elas	se levantam

Where the pronoun goes

• In Brazil, the pronoun usually goes before the verb: Eu me chamo Ana. Eles se divertem.
• In Portugal, it often goes after the verb, joined with a hyphen: Chamo-me Ana. Eles divertem-se.

Both are correct in their regions. After não and some other words, the pronoun goes before the verb in Portugal too: Não me lembro.