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Reflexive verbs
2. Verbs that can have a reflexive function. This category includes verbs that do not function exclusively as reflexive.
This category is further divided in the following two subcategories
2a. Verbs to which the reflexive function causes a small or a big change in meaning and (often) in valency.
| Examples | |||
| not reflexive | reflexive function causes change in meaning | change in valency | |
| ärgern A | sich ärgern über A | yes | A --- über A |
| verlassen A | sich verlassen auf A | yes | A --- auf A |
| fragen A | sich fragen | no | A --- (A) |
| aufhalten A | sich aufhalten | no | A --- (A) |
| unterhalten A | sich unterhalten mit D | yes | A --- mit D |
| treffen A | sich treffen mit D | yes | A --- mit D |
With verbs belonging to this subcategory (as well as those belonging to the category "verbs that have only reflexive function")
| the reflexive pronoun cannot be replaced by another pronoun or noun | |
| Ich ärgere dich / meine Schwester über etwas |
FALSE
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| a question regarding the reflexive pronoun cannot be formed | |
| Wen ärgerst du über etwas? |
FALSE
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| the reflexive pronoun cannot be preceded by negation | |
| Ich ärgere nicht mich über etwas |
FALSE
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