Reflexive Verbs meaning ‘to be’

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Reflexive Verbs meaning ‘to be’

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In Russian reflexive verbs are used to indicate the idea of ‘to be’, or express the state of something. These verbs are generally intransitive, like the verbs detailed above there is no object. Again, it is a good idea to try and remember how these words are used when you see them, although the instrumental case is common.
Here are some examples (common case usage is included in brackets)....
Гордиться (+inst) - To be proud.
Сердиться (на +acc)- To be angry.
Интересоваться (+inst) - To be interested in.
Заниматься (+inst) - To be engaged in.
Пользоваться (+inst) - To use, to be using.
Увлекаться (+inst) - To be keen on.
Ошибаться (в +inst) - To be mistaken

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