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How to use Reflexive Pronouns in Portuguese? How to use Reflexive Pronouns in Portuguese? E.g., Eu não me lembro. Can "me" be neglected?

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It can be neglected without problems. It's grammatically correct, and quite usual in spoken Portuguese.
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Some verbs, like lembrar, have a reflexive and a purely transitive form, but it is not always the case. Sometimes things can be more difficult, since there are transitive verbs that can be tranformed into reflexive verbs by the addition of a reflexive pronoun, v.g. - Ele se olhou no espelho = He looked at himself in the mirror; - Ele olhou no espelho (e viu...) = He looked at the mirror (and saw...).
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Exemplos de frases com pronomes reflexivos: (o pronome SE na construção reflexa): -Paulo se banha.(Ele próprio). -Maria olha-se no espelho.( Ela mesma). Ou seja, a reflexividade significa que a ação denotada pelo verbo não se refere a outra pessoa, mas reverte-se à pessoa do próprio sujeito (ele é ao mesmo tempo, agente e paciente).

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