Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs in Italian: Beyond the Basics

Italian verbs and all their multiple forms may be a real challenge for Italian language learners, but as we have already seen, their conjugation always follows a pattern. That pattern isn't so difficult to memorize, though implementing it readily in speech can be another story! Still, there's always a logic behind their use. 

But before we talk verbs, first, let's talk pronouns. Some Italian verbs become reflexive when we cut off their ending and add a reflexive pronoun (