In Greek you can use some verbs (mostly the verbs of bodily care) in the passive voice to express reflexivity (an action that the subject does to him/herself). Such verbs are πλένομαι (= I wash myself), χτενίζομαι (=I comb my hair), ξυρίζομαι (=I shave myself), ντύνομαι (=I get dressed), ετοιμάζομαι (=I get myself ready) etc.
Κάθε πρωί ο Γιάννης ετοιμάζεται για τη δουλειά. Πλένεται, ξυρίζεται, καμιά φορά κόβεται στο ξύρισμα, ντύνεται, δίνει ένα φιλί στην Τζένη και φεύγει βιαστικός.
Reflexivity is also expressed in Greek by the structures: (a) the prefix αυτο- + verb
Ο παππούς μου αν και είναι 90 χρονών, ακόμα αυτοεξυπηρετείται.
(b) an active verb + the noun phrase τον εαυτό μου/σου/του/της/μας/σας/τους
Κάθε πρωί κοιτάζω τον εαυτό μου στον καθρέφτη και βλέπω ένα πρόσωπο χλωμό
(c) the phrase μόνος μου/σου/του/της/μας/ σας/τους
Ποτέ δεν πηγαίνω στο κομμωτήριο. Χτενίζομαι μόνη μου
You can also read: contracted verbs: πάω, λέω, ακούω, τρώω
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