Reflexive verbs

[nanki--poo.livejournal.com]

hey guys and gals, was wondering if someone could give me a quick overview of reflexive verbs? I have just come across them in my russian text book, and I think I get them, but a few questions:

* whats the difference, other than in endings, of a reflexive verb - what separates a reflexive verb from a non-reflexive verb, in its meaning.
* do reflexive verbs have non reflexive versions?

For example I have met the word "Nahoditsa" - is located (and i'm afraid I can't type Russian on this computer). It seems to be a part of the things existence that it is located somewhere - a shop is located somewhere, by exisiting.

But then I met some words, like to worry, and to hope, and that seemed a bit less obvious as to why they're reflexive?

thanks, Mike.

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[ashalynd.livejournal.com]

http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/reflex.html

Hope this helps. It is a Russian grammar in English.

[nanki--poo.livejournal.com]

perfect, thanks very much!

languages are so complicated when you stop and think about them. But so easy when they're a habit.

[ex-ex-zhuzh.livejournal.com]

whats the difference, other than in endings, of a reflexive verb - what separates a reflexive verb from a non-reflexive verb, in its meaning.
You have to memorize how the reflexive verb differs from the corresponding non-reflexive one. There are several groups of meanings: true reflexivity (брить/бриться), passive action (разбить/разбиться), intensive or repeated action (бросать/бросаться) and probably a few others.

do reflexive verbs have non reflexive versions?
Not necessarily: смеяться, бояться and countless others have no non-reflexive counterpart.

why they're reflexive?
There's no logical explanation, that's the way things are, you just memorize them (sigh).