#Reflexive Verben (sich) (Ich verstehe nicht)
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You can just write in English if that's easier
In German the subject of sich + verb, i.e. reflexive verb, is very confusing, can someone explain this, I really don't understand it and it is very annoying why "sich" is used ?
It's a subordinate clause so the "wird" goes at the end.
Like if it was a normal question it would be like this:
Warum wird "sich" gebraucht?
But if it's a subordinate clause, it's like this:
Ich weiß nicht, warum "sich" gebraucht wird.
But shouldn't the next sentence be "Warum wird "sich" gebraucht"?
Aaa
I should learn that
It works like a relative clause or subordinate-conjunction clause.
Well
How that ?
"why" are they necessary? Idk, they just are.
It's best to think of it as all of the parts coming together to form a single unit of meaning:
The verb itself, a possible reflexive pronoun, and also sometimes a preposition, they all come together to mean something.
Ich erinnere mich an den Tag, an dem ich mit dir gespielt habe.
sich an etwas erinnern = to remember something
We have reflexive verbs in English as well, they're just rarer.
I wash myself in the shower.
We also have verbs that combine with a preposition:
I need to shut up.
So this stuff is not unique to German. You just have to deal with it.