Не обижайся на меня, пожалуйста.

not

Breakdown of Не обижайся на меня, пожалуйста.

• пожалуйста: please
• меня: me
• обижаться на: to get upset with

Questions & Answers about Не обижайся на меня, пожалуйста.

Why is обижайся used here? What form is it?

Обижайся is the imperative form of обижаться.

In this sentence, it is:

• imperative = used to tell someone not to do something
• singular informal = said to one person you address with ты
• reflexive = it ends in -ся

So не обижайся is the informal singular command don’t be offended / don’t take offense.

If you were speaking politely or to more than one person, you would say:

• Не обижайтесь на меня, пожалуйста.

What does the ending -ся mean in обижайся?

The -ся is the reflexive particle, and it is part of the verb обижаться.

A learner may expect reflexive verbs to mean something like do something to yourself, but in Russian that is not always how they work. Very often, a verb with -ся simply has its own established meaning.

Here:

• обидеть = to offend someone
• обидеться / обижаться = to become offended / to take offense

So обижаться is the normal verb for being offended or taking offense.

Why is it не обижайся, not не обидься?