Word
Siempre me peino en el baño.
Meaning
I always comb my hair in the bathroom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Siempre me peino en el baño.
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
siempre
always
el baño
the bathroom
peinarse
to comb one's hair
Questions & Answers about Siempre me peino en el baño.
Why does this sentence use me peino instead of just peino?
Peinar means "to comb." When you perform an action on yourself, like combing your own hair, Spanish uses a reflexive verb, peinarse. The me is a reflexive pronoun that shows you are the one receiving the action: "I comb myself."
The translation says "my hair", but I don't see the Spanish words for "my" or "hair" here. Why?
In Spanish, when you use a reflexive verb for a daily routine, it is usually obvious what body part is involved. Me peino essentially means "I comb myself." You do not need to add mi pelo (my hair) because the "my" and the "hair" are naturally understood from the verb itself!
Could I attach the me to the end of the verb, like Siempre peinome?
No, not in this sentence. When a verb is conjugated (meaning it has been changed to match the subject, like peino for "I"), the reflexive pronoun me must go directly before the verb.