Reflexive Pronouns

Verb se laver (to wash):

The subject and the object pronoun refer to the same person(s) or thing(s):

Le matin, nous nous réveillons et nous nous lavons.
(In the morning, we wake [ourselves] up and wash [ourselves].)

It is important to use the reflexive pronoun which matches the subject pronoun. Compare:

Nous nous coiffons tous les jours. (We comb our hair everyday.)
Nous te coiffons tous les jours. (We comb your hair everyday.)

See Also:

• Pronouns
• Personal Pronouns
• Subject Pronouns
• Object Pronouns
• Direct Object Pronouns
• Indirect Object Pronouns
• Disjunctive (Prepositional) Pronouns
• Double Object Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
• Interrogative Pronouns
• Indefinite and Negative Pronouns
• Relative Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Imperative Mood
• Infinitives
• Participles
• Reflexive Verbs