Word
Me afeito en el baño.
Meaning
I shave in the bathroom.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Me afeito en el baño.
Why is there a "me" at the beginning of the sentence?
The verb here is afeitarse (to shave oneself), which is a reflexive verb. In Spanish, when you perform an action on yourself, you must use a reflexive pronoun. Me is the pronoun for "myself," so me afeito literally translates to "I shave myself."
Why isn't the word "yo" (I) included in this sentence?
If "me afeito" means "I shave myself," why does the English translation just say "I shave"?
In English, we usually drop words like "myself" for daily routines like shaving or dressing because it is assumed. However, in Spanish, you must include the reflexive pronoun (me) to make it clear that you are doing the action to yourself and not shaving someone else.