Reflexive verbs with се and си

Many Bulgarian verbs come with a small partner word: се (oneself) or си (for oneself). Казвам се means 'my name is', мия си зъбите 'I brush my teeth', почивам си 'I have a rest'. Learn each verb together with its partner.

The partner never changes, only the verb ending does: се смея, се смееш, се смеят. Its position follows one rule: се and си never start a sentence.

• If the verb opens the sentence, the partner follows it: Казвам се Петър.
• If anything comes before the verb (a subject, a question word, не), the partner goes before the verb: Аз се казвам Петър. Как се казваш? Не си спомням.

Every sentence here has a subject, so write се/си + verb.