In Spanish, these intransitive constructions frequently employ the reflexive form.
The sun dried the clothes. (transitive)
El sol secó la ropa.The clothes dried in the sun. (intransitive)
La ropa se secó al sol.
For some verbs, the meaning changes when they are used reflexively.
quitarse - to take offaburrir - to bore
aburrirse - to be boredacordar - to agree
acordarse de - to rememberacostar - to put to bed
acostarse - to go to bedcasar - to perform a marriage ceremony
casarse con - to become married to someonedespedir - to fire
despedirse de - to say goodbyedormir - to sleep
dormirse - to fall asleepir - to go
irse - to go away, to leavemorir - to die (abruptly, as of an accident, war, etc.)
morirse - to die (as from natural causes; also "to die" figuratively)negar - to deny
negarse a - to refuseparecer - to seem
parecerse a - to resembleponer - to put
ponerse - to put onprobar - to try, to taste
probarse - to try onquitar - to take away
A few verbs are always used reflexively.
suicidarse - to commit suicidearrepentirse (e:ie) - to repent
atreverse a - to dare
darse cuenta de - to realize
jactarse de - to boast
quejarse de - to complain about
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