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Davey
  Mar 10, 08, 12:16  #1
Why on some verbs is się added when it doesn't change the meaning of the verb at all?
Ex. Ukrywać, ukrywać się, they both mean to hide.
or zmienić, zmienić się, both mean to change.

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RJ_cdn
Edited by: RJ_cdn  Mar 10, 08, 12:30  #2
Davey wrote:
ukrywać, ukrywać się, they both mean to hide.

ukrywać - hide something or sombody
ukrywać się - hide yourself, him/her-self (się = -self)

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Davey
Edited by: Davey  Mar 10, 08, 12:39  #3
Okayy and what about zmienić?
change something
and change yourself? or what?

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RJ_cdn
  Mar 10, 08, 12:51  #4
Davey wrote:
Okayy and what about zmienić?

Same like for ukrywać

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Krzysztof
Edited by: Krzysztof  Mar 10, 08, 14:17  #5
reflexive verbs are common in European languages (German, French, Italian, Slavic and of course Latin)
some exist in pairs (refelexive + non-reflexive), but some verbs only have the relxive form.

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Davey
  Mar 11, 08, 04:55  #6
Krzysztof wrote:
reflexive verbs are common in European languages (German, French, Italian, Slavic and of course Latin)
some exist in pairs (refelexive + non-reflexive), but some verbs only have the relxive form.

I am aware of this.

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